[Python] Convert the content of a folder to the tasks

[Niko]

This trick could be helpful if you have a lot of files in a folder on your PC which you need to examine (it could be books, tutorials etc.) and you want to add these files to ToDoList as the tasks.
1. You need to install Python IDE. I use thonny.org
2. Copy and edit the code:

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import os

l = os.listdir(r"C:\Aristotle") # the path to a folder with files
for x in l:
    if ".zip" in x: # exclude files with .zip extension
        continue
    print ("Nicom.eth.: "+x) # Add the prefix to the name of a task

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3. Press F5 to run the code
4. Copy the values from the Shell
5. Open ToDoList

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6.Press Ctrl+I
7. Paste text

[JoHeDe]

that's nice - thx for sharing, Niko

[Niko]

You are welcome!
Next time I will post some useful tricks related to the metadata of files and how it can be used in ToDoList.

[Niko]

This method could be used to convert chapters of a book into tasks in ToDoList:

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ChapName = str("The name of the book. Chapter №")
for x in range (1,101): # from 1 to 100
    x = str(x)
    print (ChapName+x)

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[user0x]

It will be great if the links are live i.e. files and folders are mapped into the Tasklist dynamically. That way changes in the Tasklist or the native OS explorer are in sync.

[abstr]

You would have to write a plugin for that...

[Niko]

It will be great if the links are live i.e. files and folders are mapped into the Tasklist dynamically. That way changes in the Tasklist or the native OS explorer are in sync.

I can't imagine how that would work with tasks. Let's say, I have 100 folder in each folder there are at least 10 pdf files. It would just duplicate the content of the folders. Maybe you could provide some examples how to use that feature in practice.

[JonR]

I was browsing Tips & Tricks so thought I would add my (non-coder) experience of using Xplorer2 which has 'copy names/columns' feature. This allows you to select a set of items in a folder and copy the filename text (etc) rather than the files themselves.

(Xplorer2 is awesome, like TDL!).

Also being old skool I would maybe use a DOS run cmd such as 'dir name.ext >list.txt'. This would need more work and my memory is hazy but researching this took me to a random web resource which might be of interest - https://www.hanselman.com/blog/Forgotte ... tures.aspx