[WRITING: Python: Extract Dialog from Story Text] Strips all text not enclosed in double quotes leaving only dialog text (ex. "Some dialog text..."). #dialog #book #story #scrubbing

text2dialog.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#
# text2dialog.py
# Python script to strip dialog from story text, discarding all other narrative text.
# Uses open-close double quotes as delimeters.
#
import re, sys
with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
    reg = re.compile(r'"[^"]*"|\([^)]*\)')
    for line in f:
        print(' '.join(reg.findall(line)))