import re import os from string import Template with open("readme_template.md") as readme_file: readme = readme_file.read() codes = re.findall(r'\$code_([^\s]*)', readme) demos = re.findall(r'\$demo_([^\s]*)', readme) template_dict = {} for code_src in codes: with open(os.path.join("demo", code_src + ".py")) as code_file: python_code = code_file.read().replace('if __name__ == "__main__":\n iface.launch()', "iface.launch()") template_dict["code_" + code_src] = "```python\n" + python_code + "\n```" for demo_src in demos: template_dict["demo_" + demo_src] = "![" + demo_src + " interface](demo/screenshots/" + demo_src + "/1.gif)" readme_template = Template(readme) output_readme = readme_template.substitute(template_dict) with open("README.md", "w") as readme_md: readme_md.write(output_readme)