inplace editing of index

generateIndex.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ index = ""
 for d in dirs:
 
     # set the header of the section
-    index += "### " + d.capitalize() + "\n"
+    index += "\n### " + d.capitalize() + "\n"
     localIndexArr = []
 
     # walk through the folders with all the cards
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ for d in dirs:
                     title = title[2:]
 
                     #index += "  * [" + title + "](./" + root + "/" + "\n"
-                    localIndexArr.append("  * [" + title + "](./" + root + "/" + "\n")
+                    localIndexArr.append("  * [" + title + "](./" + root + "/" + ")\n")
 
                     # output
                     print(" + New header added.")
@@ -126,4 +126,15 @@ for d in dirs:
     index += ''.join(localIndexArr)
 
 # output the index
-print(index)
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+#print(index)
+# Read in the file
+indexFile = "index.md"
+with open(indexFile, 'r') as file :
+  filedata = file.read()
+
+# Replace the target string
+filedata = filedata.replace('[[ index ]]', index)
+
+# Write the file out again
+with open(indexFile, 'w') as file:
+  file.write(filedata)
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