old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  #
  # File:   create_groups.py
  #
  # Create all staff_* groups for classes in data directory.
  
  import os, sys, string, re
  
  sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('.'))
  os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'lms.envs.dev'
  
  try:
      from lms.envs.dev import *
  except Exception as err:
      print "Run this script from the top-level mitx directory (mitx_all/mitx), not a subdirectory."
      sys.exit(-1)
  
  from django.conf import settings
  from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
  from path import path
  
  data_dir = settings.DATA_DIR
  print "data_dir = %s" % data_dir
  
  for course_dir in os.listdir(data_dir):
      # print course_dir
      if not os.path.isdir(path(data_dir) / course_dir):
          continue
      gname = 'staff_%s' % course_dir
      if Group.objects.filter(name=gname):
          print "group exists for %s" % gname
          continue
      g = Group(name=gname)
      g.save()
      print "created group %s" % gname
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  #
  # File:   create_groups.py
  #
  # Create all staff_* groups for classes in data directory.
  
  import os, sys, string, re
  
  sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('.'))
  os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'lms.envs.dev'
  
  try:
      from lms.envs.dev import *
  except Exception as err:
      print "Run this script from the top-level mitx directory (mitx_all/mitx), not a subdirectory."
      sys.exit(-1)
  
  from django.conf import settings
  from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Group
  from path import path
  from lxml import etree
  
  data_dir = settings.DATA_DIR
  print "data_dir = %s" % data_dir
  
  for course_dir in os.listdir(data_dir):
      # print course_dir
      if not os.path.isdir(path(data_dir) / course_dir):
          continue
      
      cxfn = path(data_dir) / course_dir / 'course.xml'
      coursexml = etree.parse(cxfn)
      cxmlroot = coursexml.getroot()
      course = cxmlroot.get('course')
      if course is None:
          print "oops, can't get course id for %s" % course_dir
          continue
      print "course=%s for course_dir=%s" % (course,course_dir)
  
      gname = 'staff_%s' % course
      if Group.objects.filter(name=gname):
          print "group exists for %s" % gname
          continue
      g = Group(name=gname)
      g.save()
      print "created group %s" % gname
  
subject: update utility script to create course groups