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43 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
43 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
1 year ago
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import re # libary to search and replace strings in the postscript file
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import os
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def generate_postscript(previous_module, current_module, script):
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if previous_module == "" or previous_module == "dynamic_glyph":
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print("use empty.ps and write to current_module.ps")
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#input file
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fileInput = open("empty.ps", "rt") # rt = read text mode
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#output file to write the result to
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fileOutput = open(current_module + ".ps", "wt") # wt = write text mode
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# read the input file, search for a patterns, replace it with new patterns (that take the values from the input sensor)
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# uses regular expressions library (re)
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content = fileInput.read()
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content = re.sub(r"% empty file\n\nshowpage\n% print all on a page", (script), content)
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# write the new text to the output file
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fileOutput.write(content)
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#close input and output files
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fileInput.close()
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fileOutput.close()
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# time.sleep(5)
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else:
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print("use previous_module.ps and write to current_module.ps")
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#input file
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fileInput = open(previous_module + ".ps", "rt") # a+ = read text mode and write (append) to end of file
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fileOutput = open(current_module + ".ps", "wt") # wt = write text mode
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# read the input file, search for a patterns, replace it with new patterns (that take the values from the input sensor)
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# uses regular expressions library (re)
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content = fileInput.read()
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content = re.sub(r"showpage\n% print all on a page", (script), content)
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# write the new text to the output file
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fileOutput.write(content)
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#close input and output files
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fileInput.close()
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fileOutput.close()
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# time.sleep(5)
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