old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  from datetime import datetime as DT
  import sys
  
  input_file = sys.argv[1]
  output_file = sys.argv[2]
  
  month_dict = {'Jan': 1, 'Feb': 2, 'Mar': 3, 'Apr': 4, 'May': 5,
              'Jun': 6, 'Jul': 7, 'Aug': 8, 'Sep': 9, 'Oct': 10,
              'Nov': 11, 'Dec': 12}
  with open(input_file) as in_fh:
      version_link = {}
      version_list = []
      for entry in in_fh.read().split('<pre>')[1].split('\n'):
          if 'Directory' in entry and not 'lookup_service' \
             in entry and not 'users' in entry and not 'old_releases' in entry:
              date_data = entry.split('Directory')[0].strip().replace(
                  ':', ' ').split(' ')
              year = int(date_data[0])
              month = int(month_dict[date_data[1]])
              date = int(date_data[2])
              try:
                  time = int(date_data[3])
              except IndexError:
                  time = 0
              version = entry.split('/</a>')[0].split('">')[-1]
              version_link[DT(year, month, date, time)] = version
              version_list.append(DT(year, month, date, time))
      latest_version = max(version_list)
      print("Current version: %s" % version_link[latest_version])
      with open(output_file, 'w') as out_fh:
          out_fh.write(version_link[latest_version])
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  # Description = Checks and stores the most recent version information
  # author= "Malvika Sharan <malvika.sharan@uni-wuerzburg.de>"
  # email = "malvika.sharan@uni-wuerzburg.de"
  # 2016-05-20
  
  
  from datetime import datetime as DT
  import sys
  
  input_file = sys.argv[1]
  output_file = sys.argv[2]
  
  month_dict = {'Jan': 1, 'Feb': 2, 'Mar': 3, 'Apr': 4, 'May': 5,
              'Jun': 6, 'Jul': 7, 'Aug': 8, 'Sep': 9, 'Oct': 10,
              'Nov': 11, 'Dec': 12}
  with open(input_file) as in_fh:
      version_link = {}
      version_list = []
      for entry in in_fh.read().split('<pre>')[1].split('\n'):
          if 'Directory' in entry and not 'lookup_service' \
             in entry and not 'users' in entry and not 'old_releases' in entry:
              date_data = entry.split('Directory')[0].strip().replace(
                  ':', ' ').split(' ')
              year = int(date_data[0])
              month = int(month_dict[date_data[1]])
              date = int(date_data[2])
              try:
                  time = int(date_data[3])
              except IndexError:
                  time = 0
              version = entry.split('/</a>')[0].split('">')[-1]
              version_link[DT(year, month, date, time)] = version
              version_list.append(DT(year, month, date, time))
      latest_version = max(version_list)
      print("Current version: %s" % version_link[latest_version])
      with open(output_file, 'w') as out_fh:
          out_fh.write(version_link[latest_version])
  
subject: Update current_interpro_version.py