#!/usr/bin/python import tempfile import subprocess import shutil import os import sys def main (): workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp() bgfiles = {'wotc': os.path.expanduser("~") + r'/lib/annex/rt/complete/Dungeons and Dragons/3.5 Core Rulebooks/Blank WoTC Stationary/D&D Blank Pages.pdf'} if not(len(sys.argv) == 3): print "wrong number of arguments" return 1 # sys.argv[1] is the bgfiles key, sys.argv[2] is the file to be processed if sys.argv[2][-3:] == "tex": thepdf = sys.argv[2][:-3] + 'pdf' else: thepdf = sys.argv[2] subprocess.call(['pdftk', bgfiles[sys.argv[1]], 'cat', '1', 'output', workdir + '/odd_bg.pdf']) subprocess.call(['pdftk', bgfiles[sys.argv[1]], 'cat', '2', 'output', workdir + '/even_bg.pdf']) subprocess.call(['pdftk', thepdf, 'cat', '1-endodd', 'output', workdir + '/odd.pdf']) subprocess.call(['pdftk', thepdf, 'cat', '1-endeven', 'output', workdir + '/even.pdf']) subprocess.call(['pdftk', workdir + '/odd.pdf', 'background', workdir + '/odd_bg.pdf', 'output', workdir + '/odd_bged.pdf']) subprocess.call(['pdftk', workdir + '/even.pdf', 'background', workdir + '/even_bg.pdf', 'output', workdir + '/even_bged.pdf']) subprocess.call(['pdftk', 'A=' + workdir + '/odd_bged.pdf', 'B=' + workdir + '/even_bged.pdf', 'shuffle', 'A', 'B', 'output', thepdf]) shutil.rmtree(workdir) if __name__ == "__main__": main()