A command-line utility for converting Interlex' vocabulary files to a text format that is easier to process and import into other programs.
Interlex is a great program for learning foreign vocabulary. Sadly, it's no longer actively maintained and does not provide any export feature. Its file format is simple but binary and not widely supported, which is a significant obstacle in moving your vocabulary to a different application.
interlex-export lets you convert your .ilx files to .csv format which is easy to import into a spreadsheet or even directly into another application.
It has been created and tested with Anki in mind, though it's meant to be generic enough to be used with any application.
At this point the project is of alpha-quality. It's still at a very early stage of development. It's not foolproof, lacks features, has not been extensively tested. It may be hard to use it without knowing the source code.
If's likely to remain in that state unless there's some interest in it. Feel free to submit a feature/improvement request through Github Issues if you find it useful.
The code has only been tested on Arch Linux, with files produced by Interlex 2.5.0.7. It's likely but not guaranteed to work on Windows without any modifications.
Download the code, install PyPI packages listed in requirements.in and use --help command to see available options:
python interlex_export.py --helpThe script requires Python 3.
Copyright © Kamil Śliwak
Released under the MIT License.