MackHalliday/chatgpt_to_anki_flashcards

✅ Complete-ish Project: A python script create flashcards from notes and convert them into Anki flashcards using ChatGPT

Overview

This script allows users to convert their notes into flashcards with ChatGPT 3.5. The flashcards are formatted to easily import into AnkiWeb.

Basic Setup

1. Install requirements with pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Add your OpenAI Access Key to .env file.

OPENAI_API_KEY=<your openai api key>

• Where do I find my API Key?
• Please note, OpenAI will not work until Billing is enabled on the account.

How to Use

1. Copy notes into flashcards_input.txt file.

   

2. Run command python3 create_anki_flashcards.py. This will generate a flashcards_export.txt file.

   

3. Import new file flashcards_output.txt into AnkiWeb and select file seperator by semi-colon. For more on the importing process, please see Anki's documentation

   

TODO

• Add commandline args to allow for different flashcard formats
• Add testing
• Turn into a Lambda function (?)