[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by paulat

Hi could you please make a python version of the script that extract the actual text that was highlighted? j.p.s's code is in c which is really difficult for me (and most people without sufficent programming knowledges I guess) to use. Thanks.

Originally Posted by j.p.s

Have you tried the perl version azw3r.pl? That doesn't require compiling and also somewhat obsoletes the C version since it is more robust.

Originally Posted by paulat

Hi thanks I have tried it however the result is not quite what's in my mind. I did somehow work out a solution on my own though.

If anyone else has the same needs: I used johwell's script to get the highlight json file, then used it as an index to extract highlight text from the "My Clippings.txt" file by matching the time of creation of the highlight (there seems to be 1-2 seconds offset in some cases). Since "My Clippings.txt" is guaranteed a superset of the azw3r file, it worked out perfectly! (The original reason that I don't use "My Clippings.txt" directly is that it contains redundant highlights, which for example were deleted from the book.)

I'm glad you found something that works for you, but you should know that "My Clippings.txt" can cause trouble when it gets large. You might want to copy it to your pc from time to time and delete it on your kindle.

I also haven't used my highlight tools for a while and had forgotten about krdsJSON2notes.pl which uses the output of jhowell's krds.py to extract highlights from the book text. krdsJSON2notes.pl is in azw3r-0.17.zip is attached to post #1 in my highlight extraction thread.