python script to generate metainfos

.gitlab-ci/generate_tutorials_json.py

+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+cwd = Path(__file__).parent
+
+
+def iter_folders(path):
+    for file in path.glob('**/metainfo.json'):
+        with open(file) as f:
+            yield json.load(f)
+
+
+def save_into_file(data: dict):
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Please define an json file as output!")
+        exit(1)
+
+    output = sys.argv[1]
+
+    with open(output, 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Defining the relative path of the tutorials
+    path = cwd / '../tutorials/'
+
+    list_of_tutorials = {'tutorials': list(iter_folders(path))}
+
+    print(json.dumps(list_of_tutorials, indent=2))
+    save_into_file(list_of_tutorials)