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WordRefAnkiNoteCreate - a python command line utility to automate Anki Note creation

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GitHub Repo for WordRefAnkiNoteCreate: https://github.com/jglotzer/WordRefAnkiNoteCreate As a committed user of both Anki  as well as wordreference.com  I've always wanted to have an easy way to create new Anki Cards. Creating Anki Cards (or more accurately, Anki Notes, as a Note consists of two sides while a Card is only one side.) can be a laborious, manual process, depending on how complicated or aesthetic you want the card to be. Most of the information one might want can be found at  wordreference.com , it's just not organized and/or formatted in a way that makes sense for the way I happen to use Anki. This is because, quite commonly, words have multiple meanings and I want each meaning to be listed once on each side of the created Note. Also, having appealing fonts and colors is a plus. Anything you can do to make the information "stick" in your brain is going to be helpful with this sort of memorization. Here's an example of what the  wordreference.com  sit