How to add alignment to subtitle in Python?

[D.LUFFY]

I have file "srt" I want to add alignment for each line


Before

SUB.English.srt

1
00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,215
- my car...
- what is it doing?

2
00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,051
What are you doing?

3
00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:39,953
What are you driving?

after

output.srt

1
00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,215
{\an8}- my car...
- what is it doing?

2
00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,051
{\an8}What are you doing?

3
00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:39,953
{\an8}What are you driving?

All I need only. add alignment Using Python Any suggestions?

[_Al_]

This might work, (not tested):

infile =  'orig.srt'
outfile = 'output_file.srt'
#formatting new line, where {0} gets formatted as original text
new_line = '{{\\an8}}{0}\n'

with open(outfile, 'w') as out_file:
    with open(infile) as in_file:
        rewrite = False
        for line in in_file:
            if rewrite:
                #format new text line
                out_file.write(new_line.format(line))
            else:
                #just copy line
                out_file.write(f'{line}\n')
            
            if '-->' in line:
                rewrite = True
            else:
                rewrite = False

[D.LUFFY]

Thanks it works. Is there a solution for empty spaces?
https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/v6iYfwG.jpg

[D.LUFFY]

This might work, (not tested):

infile =  'orig.srt'
outfile = 'output_file.srt'
#formatting new line, where {0} gets formatted as original text
new_line = '{{\\an8}}{0}\n'

with open(outfile, 'w') as out_file:
    with open(infile) as in_file:
        rewrite = False
        for line in in_file:
            if rewrite:
                #format new text line
                out_file.write(new_line.format(line))
            else:
                #just copy line
                out_file.write(f'{line}\n')
            
            if '-->' in line:
                rewrite = True
            else:
                rewrite = False

It works after removing
\n

Thanks again

[_Al_]

ok, '\n' is a new line for printing. I thought that when reading lines that line variable string does not carry it at the end.

[sekininsha]

I remember that this already happened to me, and simply 're-saving as srt' in 'Subtitle Edit' was corrected ...

[_Al_]

Things like that are easier to do in apps that handle subtitles. But he mentioned in his earliest threads that he uses windows batch files to handle more subtitles at once or for some other reasons.