creating all works from all years. But all are place in index

mmdc_modules.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def mwsite(host, path): #returns wiki site object
             
 
 def mw_cats(site, args): #returns pages member of args(categories)
+    pages = []
     last_names = None
     #    cats = site.Categories[args.category]#category, 'Graduation_work']
     years = range(2015, int(args.category[0])+1  )
@@ -23,21 +24,27 @@ def mw_cats(site, args): #returns pages member of args(categories)
     for category in years:#args.category:
         print 'cat:', category    
         cat = site.Categories[category]#, 'Graduation_work']
-        print 'site cats:', cat  
+        print 'site cats:', cat, type(cat.members())  
-        pages = list(cat.members())
+        for i in list(cat.members()):# add members(objects) of cat as list, to pages list
+            pages.append(i)
         print 'pages:', pages
         
         # check whether pages are also part of Category Graduation_work
         
         for p in pages:
-            p
+            print 'page:', p, last_names
             #pages_by_name[p.name] = p
-            if last_names == None:
+            if last_names == None: # what the duck am I doing here w/ last_names??
                 results = pages
-            else:
+            # else:
-                results = [p for p in pages if p.name in last_names]                
+            #     results = [p for p in pages if p.name in last_names]                
-                last_names = set([p.name for p in pages])
+            #     last_names = set([p.name for p in pages])
-            results = list(results)
+            # results = list(results)
+    print "\n*** p.name ***\n", [p.name  for p in pages], "\n******\n"            
+    print "\n**p.name in results****\n", [p.name  for p in results], "\n******\n"
+    # pages and results seems to be the same list, except if has been filtered
+    # but both are reset at each pass of the years loop
+    
     return [p.name  for p in results]
 
     

mmdc_wiki2web.py

@@ -11,14 +11,25 @@ from random import shuffle
 # * each year has its own html template in YYYY-template.html
 # * the --category provides the year. I.e. 2017
 # 
-# * 
 # 
 #
 ################
 
 ### TO DO ######
-# * from the year set loop through the years between it and 2015 in mw_cats loop [DONE]
+# * [DONE] in def mw_cats(): select pages member of the years from 2015 to the indicate year
-# * 
+# ** [DONE] resulting in all work pages from those year being created
+# ** [DONE] the creation of the index pages is missing
+#
+# Issues @current commit
+# * index.html page contains ALL works from ALL years, not just the last 
+# * year.html contain none
+#
+# indexdict = create_page(memberpages, 'index') # X indexdict includes only set year
+# and # create_index(indexdict)
+# * update/create index pages:
+#
+# * let program define year
+# 
 # * For different user categories serve different templates
 # * how & why are years and works mixed?? 
 #########
@@ -177,8 +188,11 @@ if args.preview is not None:
 else:
     print "** New Index Mode **"
     memberpages=mw_cats(site, args)
-    print 'memberpages:', memberpages
+    print '\n\nmemberpages:\n\n', memberpages, '\n\n********\n\n' # X memberpages includes only set year
-    indexdict = create_page(memberpages, 'index')
+    indexdict = create_page(memberpages, 'index') # X indexdict includes only set year
     create_index(indexdict)
-
+    print
+    print '******************'
+    print
+    pprint.pprint(indexdict)