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', '\r', '\n'][editor.getEOLMode()]
    rawtext = str(editor.getText())
    rawtextlines = rawtext.splitlines()
    random.shuffle(rawtextlines)
    randomizedtext = EOLchar.join(rawtextlines)
    editor.setText(randomizedtext)
    editor.endUndoAction()

–
Moderator EDIT (2024-Jan-14): The author of the script has found a fairly serious bug with the code published here for those that use Mac-style or Linux-style line-endings in their files. The logic for Mac and Linux was reversed, and thus if the script was used on one type of file, the line-endings for the opposite type of file could end up in the file after the script is run. This is insidious, because unless one works with visible line-endings turned on, this is likely not noticed. Some detail on the problem is HERE. The script above has been corrected per that instruction.

Antoine Gautier

@Alan-Kilborn

The script is 100% functional

Thank you so much, dear Alan :)

Alan Kilborn

If you’ve used a script in this thread, you might want to double check your copy of it for a bug I’ve discovered.
Look to previous postings in this topic thread where the script has been changed – find the text moderator edit (2024-Jan-14).
There’s a link there that describes the bug in more detail, and shows what needs to be changed in an old copy (or you can simply grab a copy of the current version).