txt2json

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Filename: txt2json.py
# Version: 1.0.0
# Author: Jeoi Reqi

"""
Description:
This script converts a text file (.txt) to a JSON file (.json).
Assumes the entire content of the text file is a single JSON string.

Requirements:
- Python 3.x

Usage:
1. Save this script as 'txt2json.py'.
2. Ensure your text file ('example.txt') is in the same directory as the script.
3. Run the script.
4. The converted JSON file ('txt2json.json') will be generated in the same directory.

Note: Adjust the 'txt_filename' and 'json_filename' variables in the script as needed.
"""

import json

def txt_to_json(txt_filename, json_filename):
    with open(txt_filename, 'r') as txtfile, open(json_filename, 'w') as jsonfile:
        # Assuming the entire content of the text file is a single JSON string
        data = {"text_content": "".join(txtfile)}
        json.dump(data, jsonfile, indent=2)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Set the filenames for the text and JSON files
    txt_filename = 'example.txt'
    json_filename = 'txt2json.json'

    # Convert the text to a JSON file
    txt_to_json(txt_filename, json_filename)

    print(f"Converted '{txt_filename}' to '{json_filename}'.")