jaredbance/iNatFungi2Anki

A python script for converting iNaturalist observations of Fungi to Anki flashcards

iNatFungi2Anki

This script converts any iNaturalist observation of fungi into an Anki flashcard.

Additional details scraped from MycoMatch are included to enhance the study of taxonomy.

Sample Flashcard

Front of card	Back of card

Requirments

1. Python 3.x
2. Git installed on your computer

Pre-Setup (you only have to do these steps once)

1. Open up Terminal (MAC) or Command Prompt (WINDOWS)

2. Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/jaredbance/iNatFungi2Anki.git

3. Install dependancies from "requirements.txt":

   Mac:

   python -m venv myenv
   source myenv/bin/activate
   python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
   

   Windows:

   python -m venv myenv
   myenv\Scripts\activate
   python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

1. Open up Terminal (MAC) or Command Prompt (WINDOWS) and navigate to the folder you cloned the repo to

2. Pull latest version of the script git pull

3. Load your virtual environment:

   Mac:

   source myenv/bin/activate
   

   Windows:

   myenv\Scripts\activate
   

4. Add iNat observation IDs to the input.txt file. One ID per line.

   • For example, the iNat ID for observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230398888 is 230398888

5. Run the script in the terminal

   python main.py

6. Outputted Anki deck is saved to "output.apkg"