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Creating a Post using a LaTeX File

Motivation:

LaTeX is a popular typesetting system used for writing scientific and technical documents. However, when it comes to creating a blog post or webpage, Markdown is a more convenient format.

Gathering the Required Libraries

To get started, make sure you have Python installed on your system. The script utilizes the following libraries:

  • os: for path manipulation and file operations
  • re: for regular expression matching and replacement
  • datetime: for generating the current date and time

These libraries should be on your machine with your install of Python

Running the Script

Complete the steps till “Create a new markdown file”. In your preferred IDE (or terminal), open the repository and find the ”addpost.py” script under “content/post”. Move your LaTeX file to the “content/posts” folder. Run the python script using your IDE (or “python3 addpost.py” on your terminal), and answer the questions prompted by the script. Then complete the steps starting from “Stage the file”.

Here are some items you may need to fix: