uploading image with smw info box

functions.py

@@ -153,18 +153,3 @@ def reorder_imgs(dir, dry):
                 if dry == False:
                     os.replace(src_img, dst_img)
     return listimgs(dir)   # update list w/ renamed imgs
-
-smw_propval_template = '''
-\{\{ImageMetadata
-|Title={title}
-|Date={date}
-|Part={part}
-|Partof={partof}
-|Creator={creator}
-|Organization={organization}
-|Format={format}
-|Event={event}
-|Topic={topic}
-\}\}
-[[Template:ImageMetadata]]
-'''

templates/smw_infobox_template.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{ '{{' }}ImageMetadata
+|Title={{ title }}
+|Date={{ date }}
+|Part={{ part }}
+|Partof={{ partof }}
+|Creator={{ creator }}
+|Organization={{ organization }}
+|Format={{ format }}
+|Event={{ event }}
+|Topic={{ topic }}
+{{ '}}' }}
+[[Template:ImageMetadata]]

upload_imgs_dir.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os, argparse, sys, re
 from mwclient import Site
+from jinja2 import Template
 from functions import (print_colormsg,
-                       reorder_imgs,
-                       smw_propval_template)
+                       reorder_imgs)
 
 p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Upload files from a directory, with metadata values to the wiki.\n'
                                         'Note that any VALUES CONTAINING '
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ elif len(list(site.ask(f'[[Title::{args.title}]]'))) > 0:
     print_colormsg(f'Error: --title "{args.title}" already exists in wiki. Provide a different one', level='fail')
     sys.exit()
 
+# read template file
+with open(os.path.join(wd, 'templates/smw_infobox_template.jinja')) as tmplt:
+    smw_propval_template = Template(tmplt.read())
+
 lsimgs = reorder_imgs(dir=args.dir, dry=args.dry)
 dirname = os.path.split(args.dir)[-1].replace(' ', '_')
 dirname = re.sub(r'[\W]', '', dirname) #remove non letters or digits
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ for n, _file in enumerate(lsimgs):
             f'Already exists in {url} Will NOT be uploaded',
             level='warning')
     else:
-        img_smw_prop_val = smw_propval_template.format(
+        img_smw_prop_val = smw_propval_template.render(
             title=args.title,
             date=args.date,
             part=n + 1,