Bugs fixed, it will create new directories, if not found. Now working on Linux and Windows (Tested). #3

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # pythonScripts
 
 Run Script.py and write header. It will automatically get adds to the file at GNE\Mech\Academics with dynamic file name containing notice number in format noticeX.md, where X denotes the number of notices. 
+
+Usage:
+1. Open terminal,
+2. Type- ```python3 Script.py``` 

Script.py

@@ -6,24 +6,62 @@
 curr_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_dir, md_dir))
 regex = re.compile(r'\d+')
 
+pre = ''
 heading=str(input("Enter the Notice Heading:- "))
 
-pre=''
-for file in os.listdir(curr_dir):
-    if file.endswith(".md"):
-        path = os.path.join(curr_dir, file)
-if os.path.isfile(path):
-    file_number = regex.findall(path)
-    file_number = int(file_number[0])
-
-    new_md_path = "GNE/Mech/Academics/notice" + str(file_number + 1) + ".md"
-    new_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_dir, new_md_path))
-    print(new_path)
-    file_number+=1
-    file=open(new_path,"w")
-    file.write("## " + heading + "\nDate : " + str(date.today()) + "  \nNotice Number : " + str(file_number) + "\n" + pre)
-    file.flush()
-    file.close()
-    print("Notice added successfully!")
+
+# Check for the current directory
+if os.path.isdir(curr_dir):
+	total_notices = []
+	for file in os.listdir(curr_dir):
+		if file.endswith(".md"):
+			total_notices.append(file)
+	if len(total_notices) != 0:    	
+		str1 = "".join(total_notices)
+
+		file_number_str = regex.findall(str1)
+		file_number_list = list(map(int, file_number_str)) 
+		file_number = max(file_number_list)
+		md_path = "GNE/Mech/Academics/notice" + str(file_number) + ".md"
+		path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_dir, md_path))
+		#print(path)
+		if os.path.isfile(path):
+
+			new_md_path = "GNE/Mech/Academics/notice" + str(file_number + 1) + ".md"
+			new_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_dir, new_md_path))
+			#print(new_path)
+			file_number+=1
+			file=open(new_path,"w")
+			file.write("## " + heading + "\nDate : " + str(date.today()) + "  \nNotice Number : " + str(file_number) + "\n" + pre)
+			file.flush()
+			file.close()
+			print("Notice added successfully!")
+		else:
+			print("File not found")
+
+
+	# Create new file if no .md file exist
+	else:
+		file_number = 1
+		md_path = "GNE/Mech/Academics/notice" + str(file_number) + ".md"
+		path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_dir, md_path))
+		#print(path)
+		file=open(path,"w")
+		file.write("## " + heading + "\nDate : " + str(date.today()) + "  \nNotice Number : " + str(file_number) + "\n" + pre)
+		file.flush()
+		file.close()
+		print("Notice added successfully!")
+
+
+# Create new directories if not found
 else:
-    print("File not found")
+	os.makedirs(curr_dir)
+	file_number = 1
+	md_path = "GNE/Mech/Academics/notice" + str(file_number) + ".md"
+	path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_dir, md_path))
+	#print(path)
+	file=open(path,"w")
+	file.write("## " + heading + "\nDate : " + str(date.today()) + "  \nNotice Number : " + str(file_number) + "\n" + pre)
+	file.flush()
+	file.close()
+	print("Notice added successfully!")