cleaning static_html dir beefore creating new html

README.md

@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ Run scripts together with `./run.sh`
 
 ## TODO
 * remove HTML files at each new query
+* revise `def unpack_response()` so that it returns the values of all properties printed out
+* revise template so that they include the values of all properties printed out \
+and do not break on missing values

functions.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def unpack_response(response):
                 else:
                     val = list(prop_val.values())[0]
                 d[prop] = val
-    return(d)
+    return d
 
 
 def update_json(imgsjson_fn, img_dict, img_fn):
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ def update_json(imgsjson_fn, img_dict, img_fn):
     return download
 
 
+def clean_dir(dirfullpath):
+    for f in os.listdir(dirfullpath):
+        f = os.path.join(dirfullpath, f)
+        if os.path.isfile(f):
+            os.remove(f)
+
+
+
 class Colors:
     HEADER = '\033[95m'
     BLUE = '\033[94m'

query2html.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os, json, sys, urllib
 from mwclient import Site
 from pprint import pprint
 from jinja2 import Template
-from functions import pandoc, page_props, unpack_response
+from functions import pandoc, page_props, unpack_response, clean_dir
 
 from functions import Colors
 import argparse
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ if args.dry is True:
 
 site = Site(host=args.host, path=args.path)
 
-wd = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) # working directory
+wd = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))  # working directory
 imgdir = os.path.join(wd, 'images')
 imgsjson_fn = os.path.join(wd, 'images.json')
 with open(imgsjson_fn, 'r') as imgsjson_file:
     images_info = json.load(imgsjson_file)
 static_html = os.path.join(wd, 'static_html')
-os.makedirs(static_html, exist_ok=True) # create images/ dir
+os.makedirs(static_html, exist_ok=True)  # create static_html/ dir
+clean_dir(static_html)  # if static_html exists and has files or dirs: clean it
 
 with open(os.path.join(wd, 'login.txt'), 'r') as login:  # read login user & pwd
     loginlines = login.read()
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ for answer in site.ask(query):
         # print(pub_html, '\n')
         pub_parts_html = ''  # Reset pub_parts_html
 
-# TODO: queries without Part?
 # TODO: include Creator Property value
 
 # TODO: address Dates: