Separate journal generation from deletion to improve efficiency

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index dec0c6a..8438ef2 100644
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -31,17 +31,15 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     os.chdir(os.path.join(root_dir, "static"))
     static_gemini_files = [os.path.join(root, name) for root, dirs, files in os.walk(".") for name in files if name.endswith(".gmi")]
 
-    # delete output directories
-    shutil.rmtree(output_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-    shutil.rmtree(gemini_output_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-    shutil.rmtree(html_output_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-
     # generate output directory
     os.chdir(root_dir)
     subprocess.run("hugo")
 
     # generate Gemini output directory
-    shutil.copytree(output_dir, gemini_output_dir, ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("*.html"))
+    try:
+        shutil.copytree(output_dir, gemini_output_dir, ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("*.html"), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    except shutil.Error:
+        pass
 
     os.chdir(os.path.join(root_dir, "static"))
 
@@ -54,7 +52,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         shutil.copy(os.path.join(output_dir, file), file)
 
     # generate HTML output directory
-    shutil.copytree(output_dir, html_output_dir, ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("*.gmi", "gemini_atom"))
+    try:
+        shutil.copytree(output_dir, html_output_dir, ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("*.gmi", "gemini_atom"), dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    except shutil.Error:
+        pass
 
     os.chdir(html_output_dir)
     for file in static_gemini_files: