macolyte/book_search.py

## book_search.py
import re
import os
import sys
import webbrowser
from dropboxlogin import get_client

client = get_client()

f = client.get_file('/path/to/Library.txt')
books = f.read().split('\n')


template = '.*(%s).*'
query = sys.argv[1]

# I ganked this from http://www.cademuir.eu/blog/2011/10/20/python-searching-for-a-string-within-a-list-list-comprehension/
regex = re.compile((template % query), re.IGNORECASE)
results = [m.group(0) for l in books for m in [regex.search(l)] if m]


if results:
    content = """
        <table border=1>
        <tr>
        <th>Author</th>
        <th>Title</th>
        </tr>
        {rows}
        </table>
        """.format(rows = "\n".join(['<tr>\n\t<td>{0}</td>\n\t<td>{1}</td>\n</tr>'.format(*i.split('\t')) for i in results]))
else:
    content = """
        <p>No results found</p>
        """

html = """
<html>
<head>
    <title>Search Results</title>
</head>
<body>
{content}
</body>
</html>
""".format(content=content)

with open("results.html", 'w') as f:
    f.write(html)

pth = "file:///" + os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "results.html")

webbrowser.open(pth)
	import re
	import os
	import sys
	import webbrowser
	from dropboxlogin import get_client

	client = get_client()

	f = client.get_file('/path/to/Library.txt')
	books = f.read().split('\n')


	template = '.(%s).'
	query = sys.argv[1]

	# I ganked this from http://www.cademuir.eu/blog/2011/10/20/python-searching-for-a-string-within-a-list-list-comprehension/
	regex = re.compile((template % query), re.IGNORECASE)
	results = [m.group(0) for l in books for m in [regex.search(l)] if m]


	if results:
	content = """
	<table border=1>
	<tr>
	<th>Author</th>
	<th>Title</th>
	</tr>
	{rows}
	</table>
	""".format(rows = "\n".join(['<tr>\n\t<td>{0}</td>\n\t<td>{1}</td>\n</tr>'.format(*i.split('\t')) for i in results]))
	else:
	content = """
	<p>No results found</p>
	"""

	html = """
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>Search Results</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	{content}
	</body>
	</html>
	""".format(content=content)

	with open("results.html", 'w') as f:
	f.write(html)

	pth = "file:///" + os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "results.html")

	webbrowser.open(pth)