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"""Base class for converters."""

from corpustools import xslsetter


class BasicConverter:
    """Take care of data common to all BasicConverter classes."""

    def __init__(self, filename):
        """Initialise the BasicConverter class.

        Args:
            filename (str): the path to the file that should be converted
        """
        self.orig = filename
        self.metadata = xslsetter.MetadataHandler(filename + ".xsl", create=True)
