Creates jobs for vdub from a folder of lawena output

vdub_job_maker.py

#https://www.virtualdub.org/docs/vdscript.txt
#Open vdub>File>Job Control>File>Load job list badda bing badda boom
import os
import re

frame_group_pattern = re.compile('([a-z]\d)_(\d+)\.tga')

jf_out = input("This file should be saved to...>")
in_dir = input("Frames In Dir >")
out_dir = input("AVI Out Dir >")
limit = input("Limit to first x jobs: <0 for no limit> >")
batch_dir = os.listdir(in_dir)
jobs = {}
for filename in batch_dir: #files can be frames or wavs
    match = re.match(frame_group_pattern, filename)
    if match:
        jobs[match.group(1)] = match.group(2) #am i stupid? is there no easier way to do this? what is wrong with me?

with open(jf_out, "w+") as f:
    f.write("""// VirtualDub job list (Sylia script format) w/ ZidScript
// This is a python generated script for a terribly written 'scripting interface' for an old program - use at your own risk
//
// $numjobs {}
//

""".format(len(jobs)))

    for signifier,highest in jobs.items():
        norm_input = os.path.join(in_dir, signifier + "_0000.tga").replace("\\", "\\\\") #lol
        norm_output = os.path.join(out_dir, signifier + "_0000.avi").replace("\\", "\\\\")
        doubl_audio_input = os.path.join(in_dir, signifier + "_.wav").replace("\\", "\\\\")
        doubl_input = norm_input #i dont think you actually need this anymore if im using double slashes for norm anyway? sorry i didnt clean up the code before publishing i just know it works and dont want to lose my file
        doubl_output = norm_output
        frame_count = int(highest) + 1
        f.write(f'''// $job "Job {signifier[1]}"
// $input "{norm_input}"
// $output "{norm_output}"
// $state 0
// $start_time 00000000 00000000
// $end_time 00000000 00000000
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("{doubl_input}","",0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource("{doubl_audio_input}", "");
VirtualDub.audio.SetMode(0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetInterleave(1,500,1,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetClipMode(1,1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetEditMode(1);
VirtualDub.audio.SetConversion(0,0,0,0,0);
VirtualDub.audio.SetVolume();
VirtualDub.audio.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.audio.EnableFilterGraph(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetInputFormat(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetOutputFormat(7);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(3);
VirtualDub.video.SetSmartRendering(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetPreserveEmptyFrames(0);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate2(1,0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0, 0, 0, 0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression();
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.audio.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.AddRange(0,{frame_count});
VirtualDub.video.SetRange();
VirtualDub.project.ClearTextInfo();
  // -- $reloadstop --
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("{doubl_output}");
VirtualDub.audio.SetSource(1);
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
''')
        if limit != 0 and signifier[1] == limit:
            break

    f.write("// $done")

#please submit all questions to the RUBBISH BIN and also the comments I will be happy to answer them