old_contents: from optparse import make_option
  from django.conf import settings
  from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
  from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
  from timeside.server.models import *
  import os, sys
  
  try:
      from django.utils.text import slugify
  except ImportError:
      def slugify(string):
          killed_chars = re.sub('[\(\),]', '', string)
          return re.sub(' ', '_', killed_chars)
  
  def beautify(string):
      return os.path.splitext(string)[0].replace('_',' ')
  
  
  class Command(BaseCommand):
      help = """import media files from the media directory into some items
              and create a selection (no file copy)"""
      args = "selection_title media_dir"
  
      def handle(self, *args, **options):
          selection_title = args[-2]
          import_dir = os.path.abspath(args[-1])
          media_dir = os.path.normpath(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
  
          if not media_dir in import_dir:
              sys.exit('This directory is not in the MEDIA_ROOT directory')
  
          selection, c = Selection.objects.get_or_create(title=selection_title)
          if c:
              print 'Selection "' + selection_title + '" created'
  
          for root, dirs, files in os.walk(import_dir):
              for filename in files:
                  path = os.path.join(root, filename)
                  os.path.relpath(path, media_dir)
                  relpath = path[len(media_dir)+1:]
                  name, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
                  title = unicode(selection_title + '_' + filename)
                  item, c = Item.objects.get_or_create(title=title, source_file=relpath)
                  if c:
                      print 'Item "' + title + '" created'
                  if not item in selection.items.all():
                      selection.items.add(item)
                      print 'Item "' + title + '" added to selection "' + selection_title +'"'
  
new_contents: from optparse import make_option
  from django.conf import settings
  from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
  from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
  from timeside.server.models import *
  import os, sys
  
  try:
      from django.utils.text import slugify
  except ImportError:
      def slugify(string):
          killed_chars = re.sub('[\(\),]', '', string)
          return re.sub(' ', '_', killed_chars)
  
  def beautify(string):
      return os.path.splitext(string)[0].replace('_',' ')
  
  
  class Command(BaseCommand):
      help = """import media files from the media directory into some items
              and create a selection (no file copy)"""
      args = "selection_title media_dir"
  
      def handle(self, *args, **options):
          selection_title = args[-2]
          import_dir = os.path.abspath(args[-1])
          media_dir = os.path.normpath(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
  
          if not media_dir in import_dir:
              sys.exit('This directory is not in the MEDIA_ROOT directory')
  
          selection, c = Selection.objects.get_or_create(title=selection_title)
          if c:
              print('Selection "' + selection_title + '" created')
  
          for root, dirs, files in os.walk(import_dir):
              for filename in files:
                  path = os.path.join(root, filename)
                  os.path.relpath(path, media_dir)
                  relpath = path[len(media_dir)+1:]
                  name, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
                  title = unicode(selection_title + '_' + filename)
                  item, c = Item.objects.get_or_create(title=title, source_file=relpath)
                  if c:
                      print('Item "' + title + '" created')
                  if not item in selection.items.all():
                      selection.items.add(item)
                      print('Item "' + title + '" added to selection "' + selection_title +'"')
  
subject: use print() in timeside-import-items.py