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Convert All Markdown Files in a Folder to HTML in Python

Batch convert every .md file in a folder to .html using the `markdown` library with the 'extra' extensions.

markdown html batch-conversion
Python
import os
import markdown
from pathlib import Path

def convert_md_folder_to_html(input_folder="markdown_files", output_folder="html_pages"):
    input_path = Path(input_folder)
    output_path = Path(output_folder)
    output_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
    
    for md_file in input_path.glob("*.md"):
        with open…
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Count Files by Extension in Python

Count files in a directory grouped by file extension using Python's standard library.

files pathlib directory
Python
from pathlib import Path

def count_files_by_extension(directory: str) -> dict[str, int]:
    """Count files in a directory grouped by file extension."""
    data = {}
    for path in Path(directory).iterdir():
        if path.is_file():
            ext = path.suffix.lower() or "(no extension)"
            data[ext] =…
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