ScriptedBibleEditor

A command-line editor that applies a table of edit commands to a batch of ESFM or USFM Bible files

Overview

ScriptedBibleEditor is a Python program which accepts a TSV table of edit commands, and an ESFM or USFM file or folder of files, and applies the edits to the file(s).

The edit commands can be simple substitutions, e.g., change "color" to "colour", or might have contextual or other conditions that will limit the edits.

An optional control file can be saved so that sets of edits can easily be applied over and over again without having to remember all the command-line parameters.

There’s been no attempt to make this process particularly efficient in terms of memory use or CPU cycles. The focus is more on making the process convenient and powerful for converting a Bible translation into something different.

Edit command table

See the EditCommandTable folder for details of the TSV (tab-separated values) table and how edit commands are expressed.

Control file

See the ControlFile folder for details of the optional control file which can specify the file extensions, whether or not backup files or folders are made, etc.

Command line parameters