makeabstracts.py

makeabstracts.py

#!/usr/local/bin/python3

# Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine 2016, public domain

# instructions:
# brew install enscript
# Install PDFtk 
# current build: https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/pdftk_server-2.02-mac_osx-10.11-setup.pkg
# 
# setup csv with EasyChair ID, desired filename, authors

import csv, sys, os

PREFIX = 'easychair/GLOW_in_Asia_2017_abstract_'
NEWPREFIX = 'abstracts/'
CONFERENCE = 'GLOW in Asia XI, February 2017'

f = open(sys.argv[1], 'rU')
try:
	reader = csv.reader(f, dialect='excel')
	for row in reader:
		
		input = PREFIX + row[0] + '.pdf'
		output = NEWPREFIX + row[1] + '.pdf'
		
		# reference: http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/9984/stamp-a-text-line-on-top-of-the-pdf-pages.
		
		bash = 'echo "{}. {}" | enscript -B -f Helvetica12 -o- | ps2pdf - | pdftk {} stamp - output {}'.format(row[2], CONFERENCE, input, output)
		
		print(bash)
		os.system(bash)

finally:
    f.close()