gistfile1.pyw

#! /usr/bin/python -tt

import ConfigParser
import datetime
import os

data = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
data.read(os.path.expanduser("~/.abook/addressbook"))

birthdays = filter(lambda x: "custom2" in data.options(x),
                   data.sections())

print "# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED FROM ABOOK DATA"

for record in birthdays:
    try:
        name = data.get(record, "nick")
    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
        name = data.get(record, "name")
    birthdate = datetime.datetime.strptime(data.get(record, "custom2"),
                                           "%Y-%m-%d")
    print "REM %s +4 MSG %s's [grn][_yr_num(%d)][nrm] Birthday %%a" \
        % (birthdate.strftime("%d %B"), name, birthdate.year)