fuction_manage.py

"""
code for managing the CONTRIBUTOR.md file.
how this works?
- Remove trailing whitespaces before '####'
- Replace every heading with '####'
- Sort the list of contributors

Running the script -
python3 manage.py

PS: DO NOT USE PYTHON 2
"""
import re

def format_contributor(contrib):
    return contrib


# Remove trailing whitespaces
# Make the file ready for sorting
with open('Contributors.md', 'r+') as file:
    new_file_data = []
    for line in file.readlines():
        line = re.sub('^#{1,3} ', '#### ', line)
        if(line.startswith(' ##')):
            new_file_data.append(line.lstrip())
        else:
            new_file_data.append(line)
    file.seek(0)
    file.truncate()
    file.writelines(new_file_data)


# Sorts the list of contributors and saves to file
# The real thing happens here.
with open('Contributors.md', 'r+') as file:
    contributors = [contributor.strip() for contributor in file.read().split('####')
                                if contributor]
    contributors = [format_contributor(contrib) for contrib in contributors]
    contributors = sorted(contributors)
    file.seek(0)
    file.truncate()
    file.writelines(contributors)