Simple Python program that monitors changes in SVG files and export them as PDF+LaTeX

svg-to-pdf-latex.py

import os
import time
import subprocess

INKSCAPE = "C:/Program Files/Inkscape/bin/inkscape.exe"

while True:
    for f in os.listdir():
        root, ext = os.path.splitext(f)
        if ext != ".svg":
            continue
        svg = f
        pdf = root + ".pdf"
        try:
            export = os.path.getmtime(svg) > os.path.getmtime(pdf)
        except OSError:
            # If getmtime raises error then pdf does not exist; so export first time
            export = True
        if export:
            print(time.ctime(), f"Exporting {svg} as PDF+LaTeX...", end=" ")
            subprocess.run([INKSCAPE, "--export-type=pdf", "--export-latex", "--export-area-drawing", "--export-dpi", "300", svg])
            print("OK")
    time.sleep(5)

svg-to-pdf-tex.md

SVG to PDF+LaTeX

Simple Python program that monitors changes in the SVG files of the current directory and export them as PDF+LaTeX using inkscape commandline options. See this example in CTAN for more details.