python + beamer: reads a list of files and descriptions and compiles a latex presentation using beamer. Details at: http://www.ayanguasgil.net/python/beamer.html

ppbeamer.py

import csv

header = r"""
\documentclass[mathserif]{beamer}
\usetheme{default}
\begin{document}
"""

footer = r"""
\end{document}
"""

baseslide = r"""
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{%(title)s}
%(content)s
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{%(filename)s}
\end{center}
\end{frame}
"""

def parse_csv(filename):
    data = [row for row in csv.reader(open(filename, 'rU'))]
    slides = [create_slide(*row) for row in data]
    return slides

def create_slide(filename, title, content):
    slide = {}
    slide['filename'] = filename
    slide['content'] = content
    slide['title'] = title
    return (baseslide % slide)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    print header + "".join(parse_csv(sys.argv[1])) + footer