This is a project for importing names and faces into Anki.

Setup

Dependencies

• Anki
• AnkiServer
• python2.7
• python-gflags

How to install python-gflags

pip install python-gflags

How to get AnkiServer to work

You should install Anki first. Then use the following instructions to get the anki python package.

0. Install AnkiServer:

pip install AnkiServer

1. Get path to python home:

export PYTHONHOME=$(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; import os; parts = get_python_lib().split(os.path.sep)[:-3]; print(os.path.sep.join(parts))")

2. Add AnkiServer to PYTHONPATH:

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$PYTHONHOME/anki-bundled

Example Usage

1. First, you need to create a new Profile in Anki. Let's say the name you chose is darold.

2. After creating a profile, quit Anki. You should now have a file at /Users/$USERNAME/Documents/Anki/darold/collection.anki2.

3. Create the deck!

export PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
python main.py \
--collection_path /Users/$USERNAME/Documents/Anki/darold/collection.anki2 \
--deck_name my-example-deck \
--input example.json

Feel free to create your own example.json file with your own set of names and urls.

FAQ

Q: The directory that is meant to have my collection file doesn't exist.

A: This directory's location depends on the version of Anki you are using. From the docs:

On Mac computers, recent Anki versions store all their files in the ~/Library/Application Support/Anki2 folder. The Library folder is hidden by default, but can be revealed in Finder by holding down the option key while clicking on the Go menu. If you’re on an older Anki version, your Anki files will be in your Documents/Anki folder.