makeSlideDeck.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import subprocess
import glob
import os
import os.path
import sys

def getProcessOutput(myCommand):
    call = subprocess.Popen(myCommand, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    call.wait()
    (output, error) = call.communicate()
    decode = "BAD OUTPUT"
    try:
        decode = output.decode("utf-8")
    except UnicodeDecodeError:
        pass
    return decode

def renderPDF(fullpath):
    parts = fullpath.split("/")
    mydir = "/".join(parts[:-1])
    newfile = parts[-1].replace(".md", ".pdf")
    command = "pandoc -t beamer --slide-level 2 --toc -s {} -o {}".format(fullpath, newfile)
    getProcessOutput(command.split())

if __name__=='__main__':
    renderPDF(sys.argv[1])