view abcfirstline.py @ 337:eb587fee5db2

Revise A4 and A5 to have inside title page. Decide to have an inside title page, with the copyright and stuff following on the A4 verso, A5 top page.
author Jim Hague <jim.hague@acm.org>
date Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:10:37 +0100
parents 811151d3ae73
children 1b79867b4f35
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#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Write out a modified version of a .abc file with just the data
# to print the first line of the music only.
#

import sys

def process(inf):
    continued = False
    print "X:1"
    for line in inf:
        line = line.strip()
        # If it is empty or starts "%", ignore it.
        if len(line) == 0 or line[0] == "%":
            continue

        # Is it a header line? I.e. does it start LETTER COLON?
        # If so, output only ones we need.
        start = line[:2]
        if len(start) > 1 and start[1] == ":" and start[0].isalpha():
            if start[0] in ["M", "K", "L"]:
                print line
        # Output line. If it is a continuation, output at most one
        # continuation.
        else:
            print line
            if continued or line[-1] != "\\":
                break
            else:
                continued = True

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
        try:
            inf = open(arg, "r")
            process(inf)
        finally:
            inf.close()
else:
    process(sys.stdin)