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Python script to batch generate files based on a variable. Save this file in a new directory and make the desired modifications. Open terminal and cd into that directory. Type $ python ./file-generator.py to execute the script.
values = ['comma','separated', 'list', 'of','values', 'each', 'surrounded', 'by', 'quotes']
# for each item in the list of items
for value in values:
# construct the filename; prefix or suffix optional
filename = 'prefix-' + value + '.jpt'
# open the file to be written
fo = open(filename, 'w')
# write the content in the file including the value being passed to each; %s indicates a string
fo.write('%s' % value)
# example using an iframe
# fo.write('<iframe src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/homepage/embed-map.html?mapstate=%s" width="610" height="502" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>' % state)
#close the file
fo.close()
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