Generate the template code for a new podcast episode show notes

castalio.py

import sys
import optparse
from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser

ddg = "https://duckduckgo.com/?q="
lastfm = "http://www.last.fm/search?q="
imdb = "http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q="
amazon = "http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords="

music_attrib = """
<em>* <strong>Música</strong>: <a title="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Hook_Ramblers/Live__WFMU_on_Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_with_MAC_Feb_8_2011/Red_Hook_Ramblers_-_12_-_Aint_Gonna_Give_Jelly_Roll" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Hook_Ramblers/Live__WFMU_on_Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_with_MAC_Feb_8_2011/Red_Hook_Ramblers_-_12_-_Aint_Gonna_Give_Jelly_Roll" target="_blank">Ain't Gonna Give Jelly Roll</a> by <a title="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Hook_Ramblers/" href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Hook_Ramblers/" target="_blank">Red Hook Ramblers</a> is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.</em>
"""


def _parse_values(cfg_file, section, item, delimeter="\n"):
    items = cfg_file.get(section, item)
    # We have a string with several \n embbeded in it.
    items = items.split(delimeter)
    # Some items may be empty, so remove them.
    items = [item for item in items if len(item) > 0]

    return items


def _print_bullet_list(items, service=""):

    for item in items:
        # Make a copy or original item.
        cp_item = item
        # Format item for html query.
        item = item.replace(" ", "+")

        # Some html formating for the bullet item.
        if service == ddg:
            item_html = '<a href=\"%s%s\">%s</a>' % (ddg, item, cp_item)
        elif service == amazon:
            item_html = '<strong>Livros: </strong><a href=\"%s%s\">%s</a>' % (amazon, item, cp_item)
        elif service == lastfm:
            item_html = '<strong>M√∫sica: </strong><a href=\"%s%s\">%s</a>' % (lastfm, item, cp_item)
        elif service == imdb:
            item_html = '<strong>Filmes: </strong><a href=\"%s%s\">%s</a>' % (imdb, item, cp_item)
        else:
            item_html = '<strong>%s</strong>  %s'

        print "<li>%s</li>" % item_html


def _print_tracks(cfg_file):

    tracks = _parse_values(cfg_file, 'resumo', 'tracks')
    tracks = [track.split("-") for track in tracks if len(track) > 0]

    if not tracks:
        return

    print "<p><strong>Resumo:</strong>"
    print "<ul>"

    for track in tracks:
        print "<li><strong>%s</strong>  %s</li>" % (track[0], track[1])

    print "</ul>"
    print "</p>"


def _print_top_5(cfg_file):

    music = _parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5', 'music')
    movies = _parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5', 'movies')
    books = _parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5','books')
    software = _parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5', 'software')

    print "<p><strong>Top 5:</strong>"
    print "<ul>"

    _print_bullet_list(music, lastfm)
    _print_bullet_list(movies, imdb)
    _print_bullet_list(books, amazon)
    _print_bullet_list(software, ddg)

    print "</ul>"
    print "</p>"


def _print_links(cfg_file):

    links = _parse_values(cfg_file, 'links', 'items')

    print "<p><strong>Links:</strong>"
    print "<ul>"

    _print_bullet_list(links, ddg)

    print "</ul>"
    print "</p>"


def _print_tags(cfg_file):

    tags = []
    
    tags.extend(_parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5', 'music'))
    tags.extend(_parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5', 'movies'))
    tags.extend(_parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5','books'))
    tags.extend(_parse_values(cfg_file, 'top5', 'software'))
    tags.extend(_parse_values(cfg_file, 'links', 'items'))


    print "TAGS:"
    print ", ".join(tags)

    
if __name__ == "__main__":

    p = optparse.OptionParser()
    p.set_usage("Usage: castalio [OPTIONS]")
    p.add_option('-f', '--file', type="string", dest="cfg")

    options, arguments = p.parse_args()
    if not options.cfg:
        p.print_help()
        sys.exit(-1)

    podcast = SafeConfigParser()
    podcast.read(options.cfg)

    _print_tracks(podcast)
    _print_top_5(podcast)
    _print_links(podcast)

    print music_attrib

    _print_tags(podcast)