Python script for creating chapter folders and base files

chapter_folder_creator.py

import os

folders = ["algorithms",
           "artificial_intelligence",
           "complexity_tractability",
           "coding_introduction",
           "coding_compression",
           "coding_encryption",
           "coding_error_control",
           "computer_graphics",
           "computer_vision",
           "data_representation",
           "formal_languages",
           "human_computer_interaction",
           "introduction",
           "network_communication_protocols",
           "programming_languages",
           "software_engineering"]

base_directory = "P:\\Git\\cs-field-guide\\text"
for folder in folders:
    folder_directory = os.path.join(base_directory, folder)
    if not os.path.exists(folder_directory):
        os.makedirs(folder_directory)
    filename = "{0}_en.md".format(folder)
    filename_path = os.path.join(folder_directory, filename)
    folder_file = open(filename_path, "w")
    file_header = "# {0}\n".format(folder.replace('_', ' ').title())
    folder_file.write(file_header)
    folder_file.close()

Updated to use HTML language code as suffix.