ref: extract globals into common config.py

config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# use database residing here
+DB_LOCATION = (
+    "testbox/photovoter.dblite"  # Q: any allowances for this being not OUR database?
+)
+
+DATA_LOCATION = "/tmp/123"
+
+# place compressed images here (needs to exist)
+DEST_SHRUNK = "image/"
+# move originals here (needs to exist)
+DEST_ORIGINAL = "original/"

main.py

@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 import sqlite3
 import zipfile
 
-
-# use database residing here
-DB_LOCATION = (
-    "../testbox/photovoter.dblite"  # Q: any allowances for this being not OUR database?
-)
-DATA_LOCATION = "/tmp/123"
+# Global settings of this program
+# ./config.py
+from config import DB_LOCATION, DATA_LOCATION
 
 app = FastAPI()
 security = HTTPBasic()
@@ -229,7 +226,7 @@ def unpack_pictures_zip(file: UploadFile, time):
 
     print(f"Accepted {file.filename} at {time} into processing")
     os.chdir(DATA_LOCATION)
-    os.mkdir("processing")
+    os.makedirs("processing", exist_ok=True)
     os.chdir("processing")
 
     # using private ._file field is a dirty hack, but

util/import_photos.py

@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ from sys import argv, stderr
 from shutil import move
 import sqlite3
 
-# update database residing here
-DB_LOCATION = (
-    "db/photovoter.dblite"  # Q: any allowances for this being not OUR database?
-)
-# place compressed images here (needs to exist)
-DEST_SHRUNK = "db/image/"
-# move originals here (needs to exist)
-DEST_ORIGINAL = "db/original/"
-
 
 def process_pictures(source: str, dest_shrunk: str, dest_original: str):
     """Process images from the base directory in the first command line argument.
@@ -187,7 +178,15 @@ def main():
         usage()
         exit(1)
 
-    run(DB_LOCATION, argv[1], DEST_SHRUNK, DEST_ORIGINAL)
+    import sys
+    import os
+
+    # append root directory to sys.path
+    # to allow import globals from ../config.py
+    sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/..")
+    import config as cfg
+
+    run(cfg.DB_LOCATION, argv[1], cfg.DEST_SHRUNK, cfg.DEST_ORIGINAL)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":