Finds pictures paths (surrounded with [ ]) and adds a new entry in Day One with the same date and time

pictures.py

#!/bin/python

import os

directory = '/Users/philiplundrigan/Dropbox/Journal_dayone/entries'
src_directory = '/Users/philiplundrigan/Documents/Journal Backups/Journal Backup (2012)/Journal Backup (2012)'.replace(' ', '\ ').replace('(', '\(').replace(')', '\)')


def getDate(file):
    for line in open(directory + '/' + file):
        if line.find('<date>') != -1:
            return line[7:-8]


def getPictureNames(file):
    names = []

    for line in open(directory + '/' + file):
        if line.find('[') != -1:
            names.append(line[1:-2])

    return names

def createNewEntry(file, pictures):
    for picture in pictures:
        command = "dayone -d={0} -p={1} new".format(getDate(file), src_directory + '/' + picture.replace('%20', ' ').replace(' ', '\ ').replace('%3A', '\:')).replace('\'', '\\\'')

        print command
        os.system(command)

        print '\n\n'

def containsPicture(file):
    names = getPictureNames(file)

    createNewEntry(file, names)

for file in os.listdir(directory):
    for line in open(directory + '/' + file):
        if line.find('[') != -1:
            containsPicture(file)
            break