Connect Anki with python

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I think using AnkiConnect would be your best bet, but if you understand this section of the Anki add-on writing guide, I think you can also easily achieve your goal by using importlib and Anki’s debug console as @Rumo said.

Here is an example of how to do it:

Library:

Deck

  • Deck name: phonetic test

Note type

  • Fields
    • English
      • e.g. apple, ball, cat, dog, egg
    • IPA
    • Back

Debug console

  • Start Anki and open the debug console.
  • Enter the following code at the upper part of the console, then run it with Ctrl + Enter ( Command + Return on a Mac):
import importlib.util
import sys

# https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importing-a-source-file-directly
lib_path = r"C:\tmp-py-lib\eng_to_ipa\__init__.py"
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("eng_to_ipa", lib_path)
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
sys.modules["eng_to_ipa"] = module
spec.loader.exec_module(module)

import eng_to_ipa as ipa


updated_notes = []

# Iterate over all notes in a deck
for note_id in mw.col.find_notes('"deck:phonetic test"'):
    note = mw.col.get_note(note_id)
    if not note["IPA"]:
        note["IPA"] = ipa.convert(note["English"])
        updated_notes.append(note)

if updated_notes:
    mw.col.update_notes(updated_notes)

Screencast (Gif):

eng-ipa

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