Python Mail Merge Project - Automating Recipient Writing in a Letter

Project Description:

1. Automates the recipient writing part in the same letter.
2. Recipient names are given in a separate file named invited_names.txt
3. A sample letter is given in a separate file named starting_letter.txt
4. Code is to be written inside main.py whose purpose is to fetch the sample letter, replace the [name] in a sample letter with recipient names &  generate an individual letter following this naming convention: letter_for_{recipient_name}.txt
5. The number of names given in invited_names.txt file generates a similar number of letters. Suppose, 5 names are given in invited_names.txt then, 5 letters will be generated.

Folder Structure:

Output:

./Input/Letters/starting_letter.txt

Dear [name], You are invited to my birthday this Saturday. Hope you can make it! Engineer Bae

./Input/Names/invited_names.txt

Aang Zuko Appa Katara Sokka Momo Uncle Iroh Toph

./Output/ReadyToSend/example.txt

Dear Aang, You are invited to my birthday this Saturday. Hope you can make it! Engineer Bae

main.py

with open("Input/Names/invited_names.txt") as name_file: names = name_file.readlines() # for each name in invited_names.txt with open("Input/Letters/starting_letter.txt", "r") as letter_file: letter_content = letter_file.read() print(type(letter_content)) for name in names: recipient = name.strip() # name.strip("\n") letter_name = f'letter_for_{recipient}.txt' new_letter = letter_content.replace("[name]", recipient) # Replace the [name] placeholder with the actual name. with open(f'Output/ReadyToSend/{letter_name}', "w") as file: # Save the letters in the folder "ReadyToSend". file.write(new_letter)