visual-diff

Python based file text comparison tool using diff-match-patch that renders differences in an html file

Usage

usage: visual-diff.py [-h] -c COMPARED -o ORIGINAL

Renders differences between two text files in an HTML window.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c COMPARED, --compared COMPARED
                        The relative file path of the file to be compare to the original.
  -o ORIGINAL, --original ORIGINAL
                        The relative file path of the original

Requirements

• Python3
• Web browser to open html file with

Check installation

1. Install python3 and a web browser that will open html files
2. Use git clone to copy this repository to your own device git clone https://github.com/jessicaengel451/visual-diff.git
3. run python3 visual-diff.py -c test_files/test2.txt -o test_files/test1.txt to see if the script works correctly. Your output should open in a web browser tab and should look similar to the following (this tool will allow color syntax):

Tthe brown cow, named Bob,dog jumped over Saturn.the moon