Generate Sitemap with Python

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# Generate sitemap for notes.nicolasdeville.com

from pathlib import Path

test = False
v = True

## Generate links

links = ['https://notes.nicolasdeville.com/', ]

for root, dirs, files in os.walk("/path/to/my/articles"):
    for file in files:
        if file.endswith((".md")):

            count += 1

            full_path = f"{root}/{file}"

            parent_folder = Path(full_path).parts[-2:-1][0]
            if ' ' in parent_folder:
                parent_folder = parent_folder.replace(' ', '-')

            article_path = f"{file[:-3]}"

            if v:
                print(f"{root=}")
                print(f"{dirs=}")
                print(f"{files=}")
                print(f"{file=}")
                print(f"{full_path=}")
                print(f"{parent_folder=}")
                print(f"{article_path=}")

            link = f"https://notes.nicolasdeville.com/{parent_folder}/{article_path}"

            if not any(ele in link for ele in blacklist):
                links.append(link)
                print(f"{link=}")

## Generate sitemap.xml

sitemap_template='''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
    {% for link in links %}
    <url>
        <loc>{{ link['link'] }}</loc>
        <lastmod>{{ link['lastmod'] }}</lastmod>
        <priority>{{ link['priority'] }}</priority>        
    </url>
    {% endfor %}
</urlset>'''

template_sitemap = Template(sitemap_template)

lastmod_date = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

list_meta_urls = []

for link in links:
    list_meta_urls.append({'link': link, 'lastmod': lastmod_date, 'priority': '0.8'})


# Render each row / column in the sitemap
sitemap_output = template_sitemap.render(links=list_meta_urls) 


sitemap_filename = f"/path/to/folder/sitemap.xml" 

# Write the File to Your Working Folder
with open(sitemap_filename, 'wt') as f:   
    f.write(sitemap_output)

print(f"\nSitemap generated at {sitemap_filename}")