WARNING: will overwrite the default local Anki DB, unless PATH is changed

movetofront.py

import anki
from anki.storage import Collection
from anki.sync import Syncer, FullSyncer, RemoteServer, HttpSyncer

from pathlib import Path

# git clone git@github.com:dae/anki.git
# cd anki
# pip3 install -r requirements.txt
# python3 demo.py

PATH = "%s/Library/Application Support/Anki2/User 1/collection.anki2" % str(Path.home())

col = Collection(PATH)
#col = Collection("HelloThere.anki2")

# sync first
hkey = "RGyN4UdC6JHvxPQ3"
hostNum = 2

server = RemoteServer(hkey, hostNum=hostNum)
b = FullSyncer(col, hkey, server.client, hostNum)
b.download()

col = Collection(PATH)

#b = Syncer(col, server)
#b.sync()


query = col.findCards("") # TODO: hardcode deck name

# interesting words to target
interesting = ["s"]

# outgoing list of cids to sort later
targets = []

for cid in query:
    card = col.getCard(cid)
    note = col.getNote(card.nid)

    front = note.fields[0]

    if front in interesting:
        targets.append(cid)

# set the selection of "targets" to position 0
col.sched.sortCards(targets, start=0, shift=True)

b = Syncer(col, server)
b.sync()

col.db.commit()
col.db.close()