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## Requirements ## Requirements
python3 make dateutil toml curl pycurl urllib python3 dateutil toml make curl pycurl urllib
* `dateutil`, `toml` are Python modules. * `dateutil`, `toml` are Python modules.
* `make` (optional), method for invoking the script. * `make` (optional), method for invoking the script.
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### Usage ### Usage
Send three arguments minimum to `python`. The fourth argument for an e-mail address is optional. The following generates a sample page `result.html`.
python microblog.py ./template.html ./content.txt
The resulting web page is outputted from standard output. Therefore:
python microblog.py ./template.html ./content.txt > result.html
Use a Makefile (or another script) to simplify invocation.
cp example/Makefile . cp example/Makefile .
make
Using `make` is uptional; it does the following within a new directory:
cp example/timeline.css ./timeline.css
cp example/default.tpl ./template.tpl
cp example/demo.txt ./content.txt
python microblog.py ./template.tpl ./content.txt > result.html
This script generate a text file after operation. This script generate a text file after operation.
* `updatedfiles.txt`, a list of files updated by the script for use in automated uploads. * `updatedfiles.txt`, a list of files updated by the script for use in automated uploads.
## Configuration ## Configuration
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Thu Mar 16 2:22:22 PM EDT 2022 Thu Mar 16 2:22:22 PM EDT 2022
I took these pictures. I took these pictures.
./images/1.jpg ./images/2.jpg ./images/3.jpg /images/1.jpg /images/2.jpg /images/3.jpg
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This is a script I wrote for personal use. The output can be seen on [https://likho.neocities.org/microblog/index.html](https://likho.neocities.org/microblog/index.html). I figure someone else may want to use it for their own personal websites, so it is published. This is a script I wrote for personal use. The output can be seen on [https://likho.neocities.org/microblog/index.html](https://likho.neocities.org/microblog/index.html). I figure someone else may want to use it for their own personal websites, so it is published.
It works for me and my workflow; therefore, it is simple and involves little lines of code. But I am still open to comments, questions, or suggetions. It works for me and my workflow; therefore, it is simple and involves little lines of code. But I am still open to comments, questions, or suggestions.