GistScript.py

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map={"GIST1":"GIST_ID1","GIST2":"GIST_ID2"}

import sys
from subprocess import call
import string
index=0
files=[]
changed=[]
if (len(sys.argv) > 1):
	for x in range(1,len(sys.argv)):
		files.append(sys.argv[x])
else:
	print "Needs filenames as arguments"
        

for f in files:
	read=open(f)
	readVal="start"
	test="GIST_START"
	while readVal != "":
		readVal=read.readline()
		if test in readVal:
			sub=readVal[string.find("GIST_START",readVal)+12:].strip()
			test="GIST_END"
			readVal=read.readline()
			write=open("GIST_"+sub+".json","w")
			changed.append(sub)
			while not test in readVal:
				write.write(readVal)
				readVal=read.readline()
			write.close()
			index=index+1
			test="GIST_START"
	read.close()

for key in changed:
	call(["jist","-u",map[key],"GIST_"+key+".json"])
	call(["rm","GIST_"+key+".json"])