Script for importing a markdown file

md_import.py

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+run_script = True
+
+import scribus
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+try:
+    import markdown
+except:
+    scribus.messageBox('python-markdown not installed',
+    'You need to install python-markdown for this script to work', scribus.ICON_WARNING)
+    run_script = False
+
+run_script &= bool(scribus.getSelectedObject(0))  # We must have at least one selected object
+
+if run_script and scribus.getSelectedObject(1):
+    result = scribus.messageBox('', 'More than one item selected, load all?',
+                                button1=scribus.BUTTON_CANCEL, button2=scribus.BUTTON_YES)
+
+    if result == scribus.BUTTON_CANCEL:
+        run_script = False
+
+def main():
+    md_name = scribus.fileDialog("Select a file", 'Markdown (*.md)')
+    if not md_name:
+        return
+
+    f = NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.html')
+    markdown.markdownFromFile(md_name, f)
+    f.flush()
+
+    html_name = f.name
+
+    i = 0
+    while True:
+        ob_name = scribus.getSelectedObject(i)
+
+        if not ob_name:
+            break
+
+        if scribus.getObjectType(ob_name) == 'TextFrame':
+            scribus.insertHtmlText(html_name, ob_name)
+
+        i += 1
+
+if run_script:
+    main()