def open_movies_page(movies):
""" Builds html page from a list of movies """
# Create or overwrite the output file
output_file = open('./fresh_tomatoes.html', 'w')
# get page content and fill templates for each section
main_page_head = templater.fill_template("header", {}) # templater.open_template could be used here as well
rendered_content = ""
rendered_content = templater.fill_template("body",
{"movie_tiles" : create_movie_tiles_content(movies)})
# Output the file
output_file.write(main_page_head + rendered_content)
output_file.close()
# open the output file in the browser (in a new tab, if possible)
url = os.path.abspath(output_file.name)
webbrowser.open('file://' + url, new=2)
def create_movie_tiles_content(movies):
"""Builds the HTML content for each individual movie item"""
content = ''
for movie in movies:
# Extract the youtube ID from the url
youtube_id_match = re.search(
r'(?<=v=)[^&#]+', movie.trailer_youtube_url)
youtube_id_match = youtube_id_match or re.search(
r'(?<=be/)[^&#]+', movie.trailer_youtube_url)
trailer_youtube_id = (youtube_id_match.group(0) if youtube_id_match
else None)
# fill a movie item with 'this' round of data
content += templater.fill_template("movie-item",
{
"movie_title" : movie.title,
"poster_image_url" : movie.poster_image_url,
"trailer_youtube_id" : trailer_youtube_id,
"storyline" : movie.storyline,
"rating" : movie.rating
})
return content
