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I have multiple .TXT files in a folder. Each text file has the same outline of paragraphs out of which I wish to select everything between 2 specific words.
I have a regex code for finding the particular text of interest.
The aim is to write a python code that can extract the desired text from all the .txt files and place it in an excel sheet next to the name of the .TXT file

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This is a common plea for either a finished app or homework. In either case we ask you to supply what you have so far in code and write what line or issue is stopping you.

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So the path you need to take here is:

  1. Create an excel file stream

  2. Scan for all .txt files in a folder

  3. For each .txt file, retrieve its contents and then ...

    a. Use regex to retrieve the particular text of interest
    b. Append to the excel file stream

I don't know Python, but hopefully this helps you a bit. Good luck!

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