Keywords: logging, programming, overcast
I made a simple script for writing daily logs. This could be useful for taking notes regarding daily progress. This could have been valuable while doing my PhD. Oh well.
The weather isn't great today. Not terrible, just not great.
| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| import sys | |
| import datetime | |
| usage = ''' | |
| mkentry [-] | |
| mkentry [-] <day> | |
| mkentry [-] <month> <day> | |
| mkentry [-] <year> <month> <day> | |
| mkentry --help | |
| Make a journal entry for the given day in the past, writing either to the | |
| appropriate file or stdout. | |
| '''.strip() | |
| template = ''' | |
| ## {date} | |
| ##### Title | |
| *Keywords: None* | |
| Text here. | |
| '''[1:] | |
| def get_date(*xs): | |
| now = datetime.date.today() | |
| y = xs[-3] if len(xs) >= 3 else now.year | |
| m = xs[-2] if len(xs) >= 2 else now.month | |
| d = xs[-1] if len(xs) >= 1 else now.day | |
| return datetime.date(y, m, d) | |
| def human_day(date): | |
| suffixes = {1: 'st', 21: 'st', 31: 'st', | |
| 2: 'nd', 22: 'nd', | |
| 3: 'rd', 23: 'rd'} | |
| return str(date.day) + suffixes.get(date.day, 'th') | |
| def date_nice_format(date): | |
| fmt = '{0:%A} {human_day} {0:%B} {0:%Y}' | |
| return fmt.format(date, human_day=human_day(date)) | |
| def make_entry(date): | |
| return template.format(date=date_nice_format(date)) | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == '--help': | |
| print(usage) | |
| sys.exit(0) | |
| date = get_date(*map(int, sys.argv[1:])) | |
| if date > datetime.date.today(): | |
| prompt = date.isoformat() + " is in the future. Continue? [y/N] " | |
| if input(prompt).lower() not in ('y', 'yes'): | |
| sys.exit(1) | |
| try: | |
| with open(date.isoformat() + '.md', 'x') as f: | |
| f.write(make_entry(date)) | |
| except FileExistsError: | |
| sys.exit("Entry already exists for {}.".format(date.isoformat())) |