Converts a Django page template into a page template for a Django project template

convert_template.py

from __future__ import absolute_import

__author__ = 'Chuck Martin'

import os
import Tkinter
import tkFileDialog


def convert_template(file_path=None, out_dir=None):
    """
        Converts a django page template into a page template for a django project template by escaping codes
        with templatetag. For more info:

        https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/templates/builtins/#templatetag

        file_path: absolute path to django page template. If you do not provide one, a GUI will pop up and ask you
                   for one.
        out_dir: absolute path to the dir to write the output to. If not set, a GUI pop up will ask you for one.
                 If output dir is the same as the input dir, then the output file name will be the input file
                 name with "_converted" added to it.
    """
    root = Tkinter.Tk()
    root.withdraw()

    if file_path is None:
        file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename(title='File to convert')

    if out_dir is None:
        out_dir = tkFileDialog.askdirectory(title='Output dir')

    in_dir, filename = os.path.split(file_path)
    if in_dir == out_dir:
        filename = filename.replace('.', '_converted.')

    infile = open(file_path)
    outfile = open(os.path.join(out_dir, filename), 'w')

    replacements = [['{%', '{% templatetag openblock '],
                    ['%}', '{% templatetag closeblock %}'],
                    [' openblock ', ' openblock %}'],
                    ['{{', '{% templatetag openvariable %}'],
                    ['}}', '{% templatetag closevariable %}']]

    for line in infile:
        for old, new in replacements:
            line = line.replace(old, new)
        outfile.write(line)
    infile.close()
    outfile.close()


#convert_template(file_path='/home/chuck/sqdb/roi_template_meta/convert_template_test.html')

files = ['/home/chuck/sqdb/thanks/thanks/templates/account/logout.html',
         '/home/chuck/sqdb/thanks/thanks/templates/account/password_reset.html',
         '/home/chuck/sqdb/thanks/thanks/templates/account/password_reset_from_key.html',
         '/home/chuck/sqdb/thanks/thanks/templates/account/password_reset_from_key_done.html']

for f in files:
    convert_template(file_path=f, out_dir='/home/chuck/sqdb/roi_template/project_name/templates/account')