remove_blank_lines

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Filename: remove_blank_lines.py
# Author: Jeoi Reqi
# This script removes blank lines from a text file, preserving unique lines in sorted order & saves to file.

import os

# Function to remove blank lines from text
def remove_blank_lines(input_file, output_file):
    with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        lines = file.readlines()

    non_blank_lines = [line for line in lines if line.strip() != '']
    # Write Data To File
    with open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as output:  # Use utf-8 Encoding
        output.writelines(non_blank_lines)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    current_directory = os.getcwd()
    input_file_path = os.path.join(current_directory, 'input.txt')   # Replace with the actual input file name
    output_file_path = os.path.join(current_directory, 'output.txt')   # Replace with the desired output file name

    remove_blank_lines(input_file_path, output_file_path)  # Remove the blank lines

    print("Blank lines removed.")   # Terminal Output