<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful AI assistant.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
I want to publish an e-book on amazon. I have a file story.txt and ten pictures (picture1, picture2, picture3, etc..) what would a python script need in order to convert my files into a kindle format?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
First I'll point out that you may not need a python script to accomplish this task. See the Kindle book creation guide for more information: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202172740

If you provide me with the content of the txt file and location of the images, with their filenames and alternate text descriptions (for screen reader compatibility), I can convert those to an html file which is ready for uploading to Kindle's publishing platform.

Pandoc is a popular utility for converting between text file formats, and there is a python library called pypandoc which wraps this utility nicely.

Finally, if you want to accomplish your task with a python script, update your txt file at the locations the images should be inserted following this example:

Insert picture1.png
An alt-text description of picture 1.

Then install pypandoc and run code following this example:

import pypandoc
output = pypandoc.convert_file('story.txt', 'epub', outputfile="story.epub")
assert output == ""<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Thank you! It seems as if this can’t be done completely automatically. Are there any tools I can use to convert it to an epub completely automatically? Just so I don’t have to spend hours formatting the e-book before publishing.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
You can use free and open source software Calibre which you can download from https://calibre-ebook.com/download. Check Calibre conversion guide at https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conversion.html for further instructions.<|im_end|>