Master-Thesis-Scripts/text_merger.py

import os

main_directory = './'

participant_dirs = range(1, 34)

output_file = os.path.join(main_directory, 'merged_notes.txt')

with open(output_file, 'w') as outfile:
    for participant in participant_dirs:
        participant_dir = os.path.join(main_directory, str(participant))
        
        if os.path.exists(participant_dir):
            for filename in os.listdir(participant_dir):
                if filename.endswith('.txt'):
                    file_path = os.path.join(participant_dir, filename)
                    
                    outfile.write(f"\n\n--- Participant {participant} ---\n\n")
                    
                    with open(file_path, 'r') as infile:
                        outfile.write(infile.read())
        else:
            print(f"Directory {participant_dir} does not exist.")
            
print("Merging complete. Check the merged_notes.txt file in the main directory.")