Python script to run jekyll build and copy _site to your public folder

simple_jekyll_deployer.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# place this file into your jekyll root directory, to run: python simple_jekyll_deployer.py
import os, sys
from time import sleep

def can_access( directory ):
    try:
        os.listdir(directory)
    except OSError:
        return False
        
#change this to your public directory
public_dir = '/var/www/html/example.com/public'


  
print "Running Jekyll Build:"
os.system('jekyll build');
sleep(0.5)

if( can_access(public_dir) != False):
    print "Copying data to %s." % public_dir
    os.system('cp -Rf _site/* %s' % public_dir )
else:
    print "Public Directory: %s" % public_dir + " is not accessible"