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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.
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…Split CSV Files into Smaller Chunks in Python
Splits a large CSV file into multiple smaller chunk files, preserving the header row in each chunk.
import csv
import os
def split_csv(input_file, chunk_size=1000, output_prefix="chunk"):
"""Split a large CSV file into smaller chunks."""
with open(input_file, 'r', newline='') as infile:
reader = csv.reader(infile)
header = next(reader)
file_count = 1
row_count = 0
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