Statify - turn a dynamic page static

statify.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys
import urllib
import os

def statify(baseurl, pages, folder, home=True):
    
    os.mkdir(folder)
        
    baseurl = baseurl if baseurl[-1] is "/" else baseurl + "/"
    
    full_pages = [ baseurl + page for page in pages ]
    
    for i, page in enumerate(full_pages):
        urllib.urlretrieve(page, folder + "/" + pages[i])
    
    if home:
        urllib.urlretrieve(baseurl, folder + "/index.html")


### - Example Use - ###

def main():
    pages = ["about.html", "contact.html", "portfolio.html", "online.html", "clients.html"]
    base = "http://example.com/"
    folder = sys.argv[1] if sys.argv[1] else "statified"
    statify(base, pages, folder)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()