A quick script for generating mail body/subject to be sent to landlords :)

quick_mail_fill.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import sys

def main():
    # we hardcode the filename for quick use
    with open("./mail_boilerplate.txt", "r") as paste_fp:
        mail_body = paste_fp.read()

    # by convention, we will read input sequentially as follows:
    # contact e-mail, contact name, shortened location, full location
    if len(sys.argv) < 4:
        print("Please pass the necessary arguments!", file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)

    # let's split cmdline args into their respective fields
    data_dict = {
            "contact_email": sys.argv[1],
            "contact_name": sys.argv[2],
            "short_location": sys.argv[3].split(' ')[0],
            "full_location": sys.argv[3]
            }

    print(mail_body.format(**data_dict))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()