- Author:
- bretwalker
- Posted:
- December 17, 2007
- Language:
- Python
- Version:
- .96
- Score:
- 2 (after 2 ratings)
This is a quick and dirty way to import blog entries and comments from Movable Type.
Sorry I don't have time to document it better. Hopefully it will help you get started if you're looking to move from MT to Django.
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mtimport.py
Imports Movable Type entries and comments.
File format:
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/3.2/01_installation_and_upgrade/mt_export.html
"""
import os
import re
import sys
import datetime
from app.blog.models import Entry
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.contrib.comments import models as comment_models
from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
from django.db import models
def read_file():
""" File to read"""
f=open(os.getcwd() + '/movable_type_export.txt', 'r')
""" Field names to look for """
pattern = re.compile(r'^([A-Z|\s]+):\s*(.*)\n')
body = ""
comment = {}
entry_attrs = {}
comments = []
commentbody = ""
broken = 0
i = 1
""" Get line count """
count_lines = len(f.readlines())
""" Go back to beginning of file """
f.seek(0)
""" Iterate through the entire file """
for line_num in range(0, count_lines):
""" Read the current line """
line = f.readline()
""" If this line denotes the end of entry, then save it, else go through, getting relevant fields """
if (line != "--------\n"):
""" In case """
try:
search_results = pattern.search(line).groups()
if (search_results[0] == "TITLE"):
entry_attrs['headline'] = search_results[1]
if (search_results[0] == "DATE"):
try:
dt = search_results[1].split(' ')
date = dt[0].split('/')
time = dt[1].split(':')
if(dt[2] == 'PM' and int(time[0]) < 12):
time[0] = str(int(time[0]) + 12)
dt = date + time
dt_ro = [int(dt[2]), int(dt[0]), int(dt[1]), int(dt[3]), int(dt[4]), int(dt[5])]
entry_attrs['pub_date'] = datetime.datetime(*dt_ro)
except:
print sys.exc_info()
pass
if (search_results[0] == "BODY"):
while(1):
line = f.readline()
if (line == "-----\n"):
break
else:
body += line
try:
entry_attrs['body'] = body.decode('iso-8859-1')
except:
print sys.exc_info()
if (search_results[0] == "COMMENT"):
while(1):
if(broken == 0):
line = f.readline()
try:
search_results2 = pattern.search(line).groups()
except:
pass
if (line == "-----\n" or broken == 1):
try:
comments.append(comment)
except:
print sys.exc_info()
pass
comment = {}
broken = 0
break
else:
if(search_results2[0] == "AUTHOR"):
comment['person_name'] = search_results2[1]
elif(search_results2[0] == "DATE"):
dt = search_results2[1].split(' ')
date = dt[0].split('/')
time = dt[1].split(':')
if(dt[2] == 'PM' and int(time[0]) < 12):
time[0] = str(int(time[0]) + 12)
dt = date + time
dt_ro = [int(dt[2]), int(dt[0]), int(dt[1]), int(dt[3]), int(dt[4]), int(dt[5])]
comment['submit_date'] = datetime.datetime(*dt_ro)
print comment['submit_date']
while(1):
line = f.readline()
if (line == "-----\n"):
broken = 1
break
else:
commentbody += line
comment['comment'] = commentbody.decode('iso-8859-1')
commentbody = ""
elif(search_results2[0] == "IP"):
comment['ip_address'] = search_results2[1]
elif(search_results2[0] == "EMAIL"):
pass
elif(search_results2[0] == "URL"):
pass
except:
#print sys.exc_info()
pass
else:
""" Static Entry attrs """
entry_attrs['slug'] = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9]', '_', entry_attrs['headline'])
entry_attrs['summary'] = "This entry came from my old site, and is password protected."
entry_attrs['author'] = User(1)
entry_attrs['enable_comments'] = True
entry_attrs['is_published'] = True
entry_attrs['is_private'] = True
entry = Entry(**entry_attrs)
entry.save()
add_comments(entry, comments)
body = ""
comments = []
def add_comments(entryIn, comments):
entry = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Entry)
for comment in comments:
comment['object_id'] = entryIn.id
comment['is_public'] = True
comment['approved'] = True
comment['site_id'] = 1
comment['content_type'] = entry
c = comment_models.FreeComment(**comment)
c.save()
if __name__ == '__main__':
read_file()
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Comments
Could you post some documentation on how to use this snippet?
I'm new to Django, and would like to import the entries from my Movable Type blog.
Thanks!
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