Tex2txt: a flexible LaTeX filter

This Python script or module extracts plain text from LaTeX documents. Due to the following characteristics, it may be integrated with a proofreading software:

• tracking of line numbers or character positions during text manipulations,
• simple inclusion of own LaTeX macros and environments with tailored treatment,
• careful conservation of text flows,
• detection of trailing interpunction in equations,
• proper handling of nestable LaTeX elements like {} braces.

A more complete description is available at the GitHub page. For instance, the LaTeX input

Only few people\footnote{We use
\textcolor{red}{redx colour.}}
is lazy.

will lead to the subsequent output from example application script shell.py. The script invokes LanguageTool as proofreading software, using a local installation or the Web server hosted by LanguageTool.

1.) Line 2, column 17, Rule ID: MORFOLOGIK_RULE_EN_GB
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: red; Rex; reds; redo; Red; Rede; redox; red x
Only few people is lazy.    We use redx colour. 
                                   ^^^^
2.) Line 3, column 1, Rule ID: PEOPLE_VBZ[1]
Message: If 'people' is plural here, don't use the third-person singular verb.
Suggestion: am; are; aren
Only few people is lazy.    We use redx colour. 
                ^^

Run with option --html, the script produces an HTML report: