#!/usr/bin/env python

# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-

#

from __future__ import print_function

import sys

import os

import subprocess

converter = "ebook-convert" # if not in your "path", put the full pathname here

calibredb = "calibredb" # and here too

books_parent_dir = '/media/eBooks' # change to your dir

for root, subFolders, files in os.walk(books_parent_dir):

for name in files:

for source, dest in [['.mobi', '.epub'], ['.epub', '.mobi']]:

if name.endswith(source):

source_file = (os.path.join(root, name))

dest_file = source_file[:-len(source)] dest

if not os.path.exists(dest_file):

params = [converter, source_file, dest_file]

if dest == '.mobi':

params.extend(['--output-profile', 'kindle'])

try:

print("Creating %s for %s" % (dest, name))

res = subprocess.check_output(params, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)

try:

calibreid = root.rsplit('(', 1)[1].split(')')[0]

if not calibreid.isdigit():

calibreid = ''

except IndexError:

calibreid = ''

if calibreid:

librarydir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(root))

params = [calibredb, 'add_format', '--with-library=' librarydir, calibreid, dest_file ]

try:

print("Telling calibre about new %s" % dest)

res = subprocess.check_output(params, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)

except Exception as e:

print("%s\n" % e)

except Exception as e:

print("%s\n" % e)