nueh / extractdoj

This is a python script to extract plain text from a Day One journal.

This is a python script to extract plain text from a Day One journal. I use Day One both on my iPhone and my MacBook, and I think it's a great program to write down your daily thoughts and ideas. But I couldn't stand the fact, that everything was kept in an opaque bundle.

Usage

$ ./extractDOJ.py -h
usage: extractDOJ [-h] [-d DATE_FORMAT] [-c] [-r]
              /Path/to/Journal.dayone [outfile]

Extracts plain text fromy our Day One journal (http://dayoneapp.com/).

positional arguments:
  /Path/to/Journal.dayone
                        Your journal file (bundle, actually)
  outfile               save output to file OUTFILE

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d DATE_FORMAT        format of date (google 'strftime python')
  -c, --csv             output CSV (tab separated values)
  -r                    reversed order

Examples

./extractDOJ.py /Path/to/Journal.dayone Journal.txt

Extracts entries as plain text into file Journal.txt

./extractDOJ.py -c /Path/to/Journal.dayone Journal.txt

Extracts entries as tab separated values into file Journal.txt. Useful to import your diary into an Excel file.