Python Script to add design document to couchdb database

seeds_view.py

import couchdb

view = {
    "_id": "_design/seeds",
    "fulltext": {
        "by_seed": {
            "index": """function(doc) { 
                if (doc.seeds) { 
                    var d = new Document();
                    for (var i=0; i<doc.seeds.length; i++) { 
                        d.add(doc.seeds[i].toLowerCase(), {"field": "seed", "index": "not_analyzed", "store": "yes", "analyzer": "keyword"});
                    }
                    d.add(doc.last_modified.value, {"field": "last_modified", "type": "string", "index": "not_analyzed", "store": "yes"});
                    return d;
                }
                return null;
            }"""
        }
    }
}

def main(url):
    db = couchdb.Database(url)

    id = view['_id']

    if id in db:
        rev = db[id]['_rev']
        view['_rev'] = rev
    db[id] = view

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import sys
    main(sys.argv[1])