Multipage sites in python

Notes/Reminders:

• You can make an html link using <a href="otherpage.html"> text </a>. If the href is just a filename, it will look in the same directory as the current html file. If you want to link to an outside site however, you would need to put the full url.


• If you need a refresher on using Cyberduck to upload files to homer, here is link to some notes on using cyberduck (courtesy of Mr. David Holmes).

Tasks:

1. Using your file explorer of choice (i.e. not python), create a directory called hw18, in the same place as your .py file. NOTE: the .py should be outside the hw18 directory.


2. Write a python function makeNPages(n): that writes out n files, page_0.html, page_1.html, ... , page_n‑1.html. All of your html files should be created inside your hw18/ directory, which you can do using open("hw18/page_0.html", "w").


3. Make sure you generate each html page with the following:
   • A title corresponding to its number (e.g. "This is page 4").
   • A link to the next page (e.g. page 3 should link to page 4). The last page should link back to page 0 instead.
   • The text of the link (not the href) should be descriptive (e.g. "link to page 4")


4. Pick a value for n between 3 and 6. Use your .py function to generate that many pages under your hw18/ directory


5. Use Cyberduck or WinSCP to upload your site (i.e. the entire hw18/directory) to homer, under your public_html folder.


6. Verify that you can see the results at homer.stuy.edu/~yourUsername/hw18/page_0.html. Make sure it's not a local link (i.e. not file://... or C:\...), but is actually up on the internet at homer.stuy.edu.



7. Upload the following to the homework server:
   • Your .py file, to the hw slot.
   • A link to your webpage, into the comments-to-teacher. Make sure this is a link on homer.stuy.edu/....
   • Verify that the link as pasted in the comments-to-teacher box works.
   • As usual, mention how long this took and who you worked with, if anyone.

Bonus: