for item in root.findall('card'): note = "action": "addNote", "version": 6, "params": "note": "deckName": "MyXMLDeck", "modelName": "Basic", "fields": "Front": item.find('question').text, "Back": item.find('answer').text , "tags": ["xml_import"]
In the digital age of learning, Anki has become the gold standard for spaced repetition software (SRS). Its native file format, APKG (Anki Package), allows users to share, backup, and distribute decks of flashcards. However, creating hundreds or thousands of Anki cards manually is tedious and error-prone. xml to apkg
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET import csv tree = ET.parse('dictionary.xml') root = tree.getroot() Open a CSV file for Anki import with open('anki_import.csv', 'w', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as csvfile: writer = csv.writer(csvfile) # Write header (these become field names in Anki) writer.writerow(['Front', 'Back', 'Example', 'Tags']) for item in root
with open('output_for_anki.csv', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f: writer = csv.writer(f) writer.writerow(['Front', 'Back']) # Change headers as needed for item in root.findall('.//item'): # Adjust XPath front = item.find('term').text or '' back = item.find('definition').text or '' writer.writerow([front, back]) import xml
import genanki import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET my_model = genanki.Model( 1607392319, 'Simple Model', fields=['name': 'Question', 'name': 'Answer'], templates=[ 'name': 'Card 1', 'qfmt': 'Question', 'afmt': 'FrontSide<hr id="answer">Answer', ]) Parse XML and create notes my_deck = genanki.Deck(2059400110, 'XML Imported Deck')