https://github.com/nueh/extractDOJ

This is a python script to extract plain text from a Day One journal.
https://github.com/nueh/extractDOJ

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This is a python script to extract plain text from a Day One journal.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nueh/extractDOJ
• Owner: nueh
• Created: 2011-07-17T08:46:50.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2012-09-10T12:03:23.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-08T00:44:05.174Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage: http://stuff.exobrain.net/convert-day-one-journal-to-plaintext.html
• Size: 141 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
This is a python script to extract plain text from a [Day One][1] journal. I use Day One both on my iPhone and my MacBook, and I think it's a great program to write down your daily thoughts and ideas. But I couldn't stand the fact, that everything was kept in an opaque bundle.

[1]:	http://www.dayoneapp.com/

[2]:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_list

Usage

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	$ ./extractDOJ.py -h

	usage: extractDOJ [-h] [-d DATE_FORMAT] [-c] [-r]

	              /Path/to/Journal.dayone [outfile]

	Extracts plain text fromy our Day One journal (http://dayoneapp.com/).

	positional arguments:

	  /Path/to/Journal.dayone

	                        Your journal file (bundle, actually)

	  outfile               save output to file OUTFILE

	optional arguments:

	  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

	  -d DATE_FORMAT        format of date (google 'strftime python')

	  -c, --csv             output CSV (tab separated values)

	  -r                    reversed order

	

Examples

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	./extractDOJ.py /Path/to/Journal.dayone Journal.txt

Extracts entries as plain text into file Journal.txt

	./extractDOJ.py -c /Path/to/Journal.dayone Journal.txt

Extracts entries as tab separated values into file Journal.txt. Useful to import your diary into an Excel file.