Omgifol (https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Omgifol) script to search for specific thing type in maps and show their positions; for DoomWiki.org

searchThing.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
# search maps for things of the given type, by Frans P. de Vries (Xymph)

import sys
from omg import *

def searchmap(wad, name, thingtype):
    try:
        edit = UMapEditor(wad.udmfmaps[name])
    except KeyError:
        edit = UMapEditor(wad.maps[name])

    i = 0
    for thing in edit.things:
        if thing.type == thingtype:
            print("Found %5d:\t%6d\t%6d" % (i, thing.x, thing.y))
        i += 1

if len(sys.argv) != 4:
    print("\n    Omgifol script: search map(s)' things for a type\n")
    print("    Usage:")
    print("    searchThing.py source.wad pattern type\n")
    print("    Search all maps whose names match the given pattern (eg E?M4 or MAP*)")
    print("    for things of the given type.")
else:

    # load WAD and draw map(s)
    print("Loading %s..." % sys.argv[1])
    inwad = WAD()
    inwad.from_file(sys.argv[1])

    for name in inwad.maps.find(sys.argv[2]) + inwad.udmfmaps.find(sys.argv[2]):
        print("Searching %s" % name)
        searchmap(inwad, name, int(sys.argv[3]))