Python script for splitting a VCARD file to a user-set number of VCARDs per output file

vcard-split.py

#split vcf files

working_dir = '/home/mike/compile/'
input_file = 'final.vcf'
output_seed = 'contacts-part-'
vcards_per_file = 75

with open(working_dir + input_file,'r') as f:
    count = 0
    output_count = 1
    results = []
    for line in f:
        if ("BEGIN:VCARD" in line):
            count += 1
        if (count <= vcards_per_file):
            results.append(line)
        else:
            #output file with stored values
            with open(working_dir + output_seed + str(output_count) + '.vcf','w') as oFile:
                for item in results:
                    oFile.write(item)

            #increment outputfile count
            output_count += 1

            #clear results list and append last read line
            del results[:]
            results.append(line)

            #set counter back to 1
            count = 1
            

    #write the last set of results to a file
    with open(working_dir + output_seed + str(output_count) + '.vcf','w') as oFile:
        for item in results:
            oFile.write(item)

Google Contacts VCard Last;First to First;Last name conversion https://gist.github.com/umrashrf/4d402f0ac9477036f016#file-vcard-split-py-L20-L22