dopresskit-static

dopresskit-static is a static version of the great Rami Ismail's presskit().

If you don't wan't to rely on PHP you can use it with the same xml files & directory structure as the original presskit().

You can even host it on dropbox : demo

Features

Not PHP
More comprehensible source (thanks to python being python & the simple jinja syntax)
Hostable on dropbox or anywhere with a simple drag & drop
Compatible with the original presskit() xml files & directory structure
Each non-filled xml tags will hide the appropriate section in the generated page

Note : One thing you will lose from Vlambeer's version is the ability to make presskit requests through the server-side mail system.

Getting started

Go read the original https://github.com/ramiismail/dopresskit to see what presskit() is all about.

Python environment

It requires python 2.7 (2.6 probably works as well) and the jinja2 package.

If you're on OSX/Linux you might already have a proper environment.

Download python https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.7/
Install the template engine jinja2 with easy_install jinja2 or pip install jinja2 or even via the windows binary at http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#jinja2 (Jinja2‑2.7.3.win32‑py2.7.exe)

Generate your static files

You should be able to compile a project as is with the default data.xml.

Run python generate.py, it will generate an index.html file at the root of your folder and in each of the project folders (by default, none).
Open index.html and it's done!
Edit the various data.xml files to your needs and run python generate.py again.

If you want to add a project, copy the _template folder and rename it, re generate the html files and a project should show up in the Projects section of the page.

Note : A project folder will be ignored if its name is starting with an _uppercase_, if containing any space and if not in lowercase. 'Super Crate Box' would have a folder named super_crate_box to be valid.

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