1 files changed, 30 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/packaging/mkNEWS b/packaging/mkNEWS
index 7e17e9013..69c23e306 100755
--- a/packaging/mkNEWS
+++ b/packaging/mkNEWS
@@ -1,34 +1,42 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 
-use strict;
-use warnings;
+import re
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
 
-my $wiki = "http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php";
+wiki = "http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php"
 
-if (@ARGV < 1) {
-    print "Usage:  $0 <release-number>\n";
-}
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    print("Usage: mkNEWS <release-version>")
+    sys.exit(1)
 
-my $rel = shift @ARGV;
+release_number = sys.argv[1]
 
-my @page = `w3m -dump $wiki/Release_notes/$rel`;
+# TODO: Use beautifulsoup
+url = "%s/Release_notes/%s" %(wiki, release_number)
+result = subprocess.run(["w3m", "-dump", url], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 
-print "$#page lines\n";
+re_edit = re.compile(r'\[\[\d+\]edit\]', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+re_overview = re.compile(r'^\s*Inkscape '+release_number)
+re_prev_rels = re.compile(r'^\s*Previous releases')
 
-my $seen_overview = 0;
-foreach my $line (@page) {
+seen_overview = 0;
+for line in result.stdout.decode('utf-8').split("\n"):
+    line = re_edit.sub("", line)
 
-    $line =~ s/\[\[\d+\]edit\]//g;
+    # Ignore everything before the overview section
+    if re_overview.match(line):
+        seen_overview = 1
 
-    last if $line =~ /^\s*Previous releases/;
+    # Ignore everything from Previous releases onward
+    if re_prev_rels.match(line):
+        break
 
-    if ($line =~ /^\s*Inkscape $rel/) {
-        $seen_overview = 1;
-    }
-    next unless $seen_overview;
+    # TODO: Implement some additional formatting/cleanup
 
-    print $line;
-}
+    if seen_overview:
+        print(line)
 
-print "\nFor information on prior releases, please see:\n";
-print "    $wiki/Inkscape\n";
+print("\nFor information on prior releases, please see:\n")
+print("    %s/Inkscape\n" %(wiki))