139 lines
5.1 KiB
Python
139 lines
5.1 KiB
Python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
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"""Render the 'wikis that were not ours' markdown essay into a PDF.
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Simple, dependency-light: parses the subset of markdown used in the essay
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(headings, hr, bullet lists, bold/italic inline, paragraphs) and builds it
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with reportlab. A4, bookish serif (Times), generous leading.
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"""
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import re
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import os
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from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4
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from reportlab.lib.units import mm
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from reportlab.lib.styles import ParagraphStyle
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from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_LEFT, TA_CENTER, TA_JUSTIFY
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from reportlab.lib.colors import black, HexColor
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from reportlab.platypus import (
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SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, HRFlowable,
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)
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HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
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INPUT = os.path.join(HERE, "README.md")
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OUTPUT = os.path.join(HERE, "the-wikis-that-were-not-ours.pdf")
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MARGIN = 22 * mm
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WIDTH = A4[0] - 2 * MARGIN
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INK = black
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ACCENT = HexColor("#5b4636") # faded brown, like old book covers
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STYLES = {
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"title": ParagraphStyle(
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"Title", fontName="Times-Bold", fontSize=22, leading=28,
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alignment=TA_LEFT, spaceBefore=4 * mm, spaceAfter=2 * mm, textColor=INK),
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"subtitle": ParagraphStyle(
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"Subtitle", fontName="Times-Italic", fontSize=11, leading=16,
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alignment=TA_LEFT, spaceAfter=6 * mm, textColor=HexColor("#444444")),
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"h2": ParagraphStyle(
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"H2", fontName="Times-Bold", fontSize=15, leading=20,
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spaceBefore=9 * mm, spaceAfter=3 * mm, textColor=INK),
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"h3": ParagraphStyle(
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"H3", fontName="Times-Bold", fontSize=12.5, leading=17,
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spaceBefore=6 * mm, spaceAfter=2 * mm, textColor=INK),
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"body": ParagraphStyle(
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"Body", fontName="Times-Roman", fontSize=11, leading=17,
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alignment=TA_JUSTIFY, spaceAfter=3.2 * mm, textColor=INK),
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"bullet": ParagraphStyle(
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"Bullet", fontName="Times-Roman", fontSize=11, leading=16,
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alignment=TA_LEFT, leftIndent=6 * mm, bulletIndent=1.5 * mm,
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spaceAfter=1.6 * mm, textColor=INK),
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"colophon": ParagraphStyle(
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"Colophon", fontName="Times-Italic", fontSize=10.5, leading=15,
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alignment=TA_LEFT, spaceAfter=2 * mm, textColor=HexColor("#444444")),
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}
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def inline(text: str) -> str:
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"""Convert markdown inline markup to reportlab XML, escaping the rest."""
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text = text.replace("&", "&").replace("<", "<").replace(">", ">")
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text = re.sub(r"\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)", r'<link href="\2" color="#3a5a8c">\1</link>', text)
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text = re.sub(r"\*\*([^*]+)\*\*", r"<b>\1</b>", text)
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text = re.sub(r"\*([^*]+)\*", r"<i>\1</i>", text)
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return text
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def build():
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with open(INPUT, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
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lines = f.read().splitlines()
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elements = []
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i = 0
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first_h1 = True
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while i < len(lines):
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raw = lines[i]
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line = raw.strip()
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i += 1
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if not line:
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continue
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if line == "---":
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elements.append(Spacer(1, 2 * mm))
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elements.append(HRFlowable(width="100%", thickness=0.6,
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color=ACCENT, spaceBefore=2 * mm,
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spaceAfter=2 * mm))
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continue
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if line.startswith("# "):
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style = STYLES["title"] if first_h1 else STYLES["h2"]
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elements.append(Paragraph(inline(line[2:]), style))
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first_h1 = False
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continue
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if line.startswith("## "):
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elements.append(Paragraph(inline(line[3:]), STYLES["h2"]))
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continue
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if line.startswith("### "):
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elements.append(Paragraph(inline(line[4:]), STYLES["h3"]))
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continue
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if re.match(r"^- ", line):
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items = []
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while i < len(lines) and lines[i].strip().startswith("- "):
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items.append(lines[i].strip()[2:])
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i += 1
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for item in items:
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elements.append(Paragraph(inline(item), STYLES["bullet"],
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bulletText="\u2022"))
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continue
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# Collect a paragraph (until blank line or structural line)
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para = [line]
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while i < len(lines):
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nxt = lines[i].strip()
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if (not nxt or nxt == "---" or nxt.startswith("#")
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or nxt.startswith("- ")):
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break
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para.append(nxt)
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i += 1
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text = " ".join(para)
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# Italic-only lines (e.g. the source line, the closing — K.H.)
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if re.fullmatch(r"\*[^*].*\*", text) and not text.startswith("*An"):
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elements.append(Paragraph(inline(text), STYLES["colophon"]))
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else:
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elements.append(Paragraph(inline(text), STYLES["body"]))
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# Drop the README H1 duplicate? No — the README's H1 is the essay title; keep it.
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doc = SimpleDocTemplate(
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OUTPUT, pagesize=A4,
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leftMargin=MARGIN, rightMargin=MARGIN,
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topMargin=24 * mm, bottomMargin=24 * mm,
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title="The Wikis That Were Not Ours",
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author="Kevin Hermes",
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subject="What the AI agents at collusion.wiki actually did",
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)
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doc.build(elements)
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print(f"PDF written: {OUTPUT} ({os.path.getsize(OUTPUT)} bytes)")
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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build()
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