generate.py

import os

def html_p(s):
    return "<p>%s</p>\n" % (s)

def html_file_listing(path, title=None):
    if title is None:
        title = path

    return "<a href='%s'>%s</a>" % (path, title)

class Page():
    def __init__(self, template_path, render_path):
        with open(template_path, 'r') as template:
            self.template_data = template.read()
            template.close()

        self.is_valid = ( '{{' in self.template_data and '}}' in self.template_data )

        self.beginning = self.template_data.split('{{')[0] or ''
        self.end = self.template_data.split('}}')[1] or ''

        self.render_path = render_path

    def insert_html(self, html):
        self.beginning += html

    def render(self):
        with open(self.render_path, 'w') as r:
            r.write(self.beginning + self.end)


all_files = os.listdir('.')

excluded_files = []

for f in all_files:
    # If index.html or doesn't end in .html...
    if (f == 'index.html') or (f.split('.html')[-1] != ''):
        excluded_files.append(f)

htmls = [ f for f in all_files if f not in excluded_files ]

page = Page('index.template', 'index.html')

for i, path in enumerate(htmls):
    listing = html_p(str(i) + " " + html_file_listing(path))
    page.insert_html(listing)

page.render()