whatsapp-converter 0.2.3

Use whatsapp-converter to convert your exported WhatsApp chat to a CSV file.

whatsapp-converter

Introduction

Use this application to convert your exported WhatsApp chat to a CSV file.

1. The conversion is done locally. No data is shared with the internet!
2. The resultset is a CSV file which you can import into your favorite calculation application such as Excel or LibreOffice.

Usage

Use the following command on the command line to get an overview of the available arguments.

python whatsapp-converter.py -h

The easy start is just to provide the filename of the exported WhatsApp chat. The application will process the chat and create a CSV file named resultset.csv.

python whatsapp-converter.py filename.txt

Here is the list of all available options:

whatsapp-converter.py [-h] [-v] [-d] filename [resultset.csv]

Mandatory Arguments

filename       The WhatsApp file containing the exported chat
resultset       The filename of the resultset

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose   increase output verbosity
  -d, --debug     increase output verbosity to debug

Conversion from to

Each line of the dataset will be converted to structured data which can be imported into your Excel or LibreOffice sheet.

21/8/19, 11:28:51 PM: Jon Doe: Waste out of wealth 😂
21.12.16, 23:29 - Alan Smith: Like a Rolex
30.11.18, 10:57 - Nachrichten in diesem Chat sowie Anrufe sind jetzt mit Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung geschützt. Tippe für mehr Infos.
30.11.18, 10:57 - Heise: Was geht ab?
30.11.18, 10:58 - Heise: Mir geht es echt gut :)
1/26/19, 00:07 - Jon Doe: Schlaf gut
18.05.19, 11:50:00: Alan Smith: Hier geht es los
Das ist eine neue Zeile

The resultset file looks like this. In the default configuration new lines get the same date and time stamp and sender name as the previous line:

Date and Time|Date|Time|Name|Message
2019-8-21 23:28|2019-8-21|23:28|Jon Doe|Waste out of wealth 😂
2016-12-21 23:29|2016-12-21|23:29|Alan Smith|Like a Rolex
2018-11-30 10:57|2018-11-30|10:57|Heise|Was geht ab?
2018-11-30 10:58|2018-11-30|10:58|Heise|Mir geht es echt gut :)
2019-01-26 00:07|2019-01-26|00:07|Jon Doe|Schlaf gut
2019-05-18 11:50|2019-05-18|11:50|Alan Smith|Hier geht es los
2019-05-18 11:50|2019-05-18|11:50|Alan Smith|Das ist eine neue Zeile