SumatraPaper.py.bak

import sys
import shutil
import os
import subprocess

# read terminal argument, the only argument is the path to a pdf file
pdf_path = sys.argv[1]
# to absolute
pdf_path = os.path.abspath(pdf_path)
# take its directory
pdf_dir = os.path.dirname(pdf_path)
# find pdf_dir/.display_name
display_name_path = os.path.join(pdf_dir, ".display_name")
# if file does not exist
if not os.path.isfile(display_name_path):
  skip_copy = True
  # set display_name to the filename of pdf_path without .pdf
  display_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(pdf_path))[0]
else:
  # read the display name. The file only contains a single string
  skip_copy = False
  with open(display_name_path, "r") as f:
    display_name = f.read()
    # remove \n
    display_name = display_name.strip()

if not skip_copy:
  shutil.copy(pdf_path, os.path.join(pdf_dir, display_name + ".pdf"))
  # copy sync file
  sync_path = os.path.splitext(pdf_path)[0] + ".synctex.gz"
  if os.path.isfile(sync_path):
    shutil.copy(sync_path, os.path.join(pdf_dir, display_name + ".synctex.gz"))

# forward search.
# %b: the path to the TeX file.
tex_path = sys.argv[2]
# %n: the line number
line_num = sys.argv[3]

# open it with sumatra. It is spawned as another process, and does not close when this program ends.
# use subprocess
subprocess.Popen(["SumatraPDF", "-reuse-instance",
                  "-forward-search", tex_path, line_num,
                  os.path.join(pdf_dir, display_name + ".pdf")],
  shell=True, stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=None, close_fds=True)