#For directories passed in
if is_dir:
cur_dir = os.getcwd()
temp_dir = re.search('([\/"\\"]{1})([A-Za-z0-9\.\_\-\s]*$)',cur_dir)
fileName = temp_dir.group(2)+'.asm'
#opens the file named after the directory with .asm appended
writer = CodeWriter(cur_dir+'/'+fileName)
writer.writeInit()
for d in directory:
#Strips .vm of the end to get the file name
temp_out=re.search('(.*[\.\/]+)(.*)(\.vm)',d)
out_file = temp_out.group(2)
#sets current file name
writer.setFileName(out_file)
#opens the input file
par = Parser(d)
#while not eof
while par.hasMoreCommands():
par.advance()
cType = par.commandType()
if arith_type in cType:
writer.writeArithmetic(par.arg_1())
elif push_type in cType:
if len(par.arg_2()) == 0:
writer.writePushPop(cType,'constant',par.arg_1())
else:
