cleanup

build.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import json, sys
 import os.path
 
-
 def readin(path, func=lambda x: x, orelse=None):
     if os.path.exists(path):
         with open(path, 'rb') as fin:
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@ def readin(path, func=lambda x: x, orelse=None):
         return orelse
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    header_bin = readin('src/header.md')
+    footer_bin = readin('src/footer.md')
 
     for lab_name in ('lab'+str(x) for x in xrange(7, start=1)):
         dist_lp = 'dist/' + lab_name + '/'
@@ -21,14 +22,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             print('Aborting, no src file')
             sys.exit()
 
-        header_bin = readin('src/header.md')
-        footer_bin = readin('src/footer.md')
-
         # Make directories
-        try:
-            os.makedirs(dist_lp)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
+        os.system('mkdir -p '+dist_lp)
 
         # Load data
         data = readin('src/'+lab_name+'.json', json.load, orelse=[{}])
@@ -49,5 +44,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 labout.write(plab.encode('utf8'))
                 labout.write(footer_bin)
 
-            if os.system(('pandoc %s%s.md -s -o %s%s.pdf') % (dist_lp, ex_no, dist_lp, ex_no)) != 0:
-                sys.exit(1)
+            os.system(('pandoc %s%s.md -s -o %s%s.pdf') % (dist_lp, ex_no, dist_lp, ex_no))