variableMatcher.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# freeseer - vga/presentation capture software
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import csv
import parsecsv
import validurl
import fileinput

"""
This function is used to replace the variables specified in the editor with their
corresponding contents from the csv file.

"""
def replaceVarWithContents(savedtemplate,csvfile):
    f=open(savedtemplate,'r+')
    templateString=f.read()
    fields=[]
    mycsv=list(csv.reader(open(csvfile,'r+'),delimiter=','))
    fields=mycsv[0]
    print mycsv
    files=[]
    print fields[0]
    for i in xrange(0,len(mycsv)-1):
        newTempStr=templateString
        for j in xrange(0,len(fields)):
            if(fields[j] in newTempStr):
                tempvar=newTempStr
                tempvar=tempvar.replace(fields[j],mycsv[i+1][j])
                newTempStr=tempvar
        files.append(newTempStr)
    f.close()
    
    
    for i in xrange(0, len(files)):
        with open(str(i)+'.html','w+') as f1:
            f1.write(files[i]);
            
        

def main():
    replaceVarWithContents('template2.html','test2.csv')

main()