Random text in multiple files

Antoine Gautier

Hello,

I have several lists of names (+100 lists) and I want to make them in random order :

Raphaël NAME
PATRICK NAME
Louis NAME
Emma NAME
Gabriel NAME

by

Raphaël NAME
PATRICK NAME
Louis NAME
Emma NAME
Gabriel NAME

I found this script “npp-randomizelines” on: https://github.com/ethanpil/npp-randomizelines

The execution of this script applies only in the first tab, the rest of the tabs don’t make any changes.

Can someone help me?

Thank you.

Alan Kilborn

@Antoine-Gautier

Here’s a changed version of that script that works on ALL files open in the primary view of Notepad++ – make sure you have open ONLY the files you want randomized before running!

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from Npp import editor, notepad
import random

for (filename, bufferID, index, view) in notepad.getFiles():
    editor.beginUndoAction()
    notepad.activateFile(filename)
    EOLchar = ['\r\n', '\n', '\r'][editor.getEOLMode()]
    rawtext = str(editor.getText())
    rawtextlines = rawtext.splitlines()
    random.shuffle(rawtextlines)
    randomizedtext = EOLchar.join(rawtextlines)
    editor.setText(randomizedtext)
    editor.endUndoAction()

Antoine Gautier

@Alan-Kilborn

The script is 100% functional

Thank you so much, dear Alan :)