genconf_for_loop.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys

def openfile(argv):
    with open(argv, 'r') as file:
        lines = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in file]
    return lines

PUPPET_TPL = """auditd::rule { "audit-rule-%(INDEX)s":
  content => "\\n%(COMMAND)s",
  order   => "%(INDEX)s"
}
"""

INDEX=1
COMMANDS = openfile('/tmp/list2.txt')

for COMMAND in COMMANDS:
    sys.stdout.write(PUPPET_TPL % {'INDEX': INDEX, 'COMMAND': COMMAND })
    INDEX=INDEX+1