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Create a Personal Knowledge Base That Searches Notes Instantly in Python
Build a lightweight personal knowledge base with JSON storage and instant case-insensitive full-text search across note titles and content.
import json
import re
import sys
class PersonalKnowledgeBase:
def __init__(self, file_path="kb_notes.json"):
self.file_path = file_path
self.notes = self._load_notes()
def _load_notes(self):
try:
with open(self.file_path, "r") as f:
return json.load(f)
…How to Recover Deleted .txt Files from a Backup in Python
A Python function that searches a backup directory recursively and copies all .txt files to a destination folder, printing each recovered file name and a total count.
import os
import shutil
from pathlib import Path
def recover_deleted_txt_files(source_backup_dir: str, destination_dir: str) -> None:
"""Recover .txt files from backup directory."""
backup_path = Path(source_backup_dir)
dest_path = Path(destination_dir)
dest_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
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