Python script to prepare a lua code for reloading

Removes all comments and escapes '<'.

Usage:

cd courseplay\reload
python reload.py ..\mode6.lua

Then, in the dev console:
cpLoadFile reload.xml

.gitignore

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 *.gitattributes
 *.idea
 *.iml
+out
+reload/venv
+reload.xml
+
 
 # Windows image file caches
 Thumbs.db

reload/reload.py

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+import sys
+import os
+
+
+def escape_and_write(outfile, c):
+    if c == '<':
+        outfile.write('&lt;')
+    else:
+        outfile.write(c)
+
+
+def read_until_end_of_comment(infile, outfile):
+    c =infile.read(1)
+    if c == '-':
+        # this is the second - character, start of a comment
+        in_block_comment = False
+        while c and (in_block_comment or not c == '\n'):
+            prevC = c
+            c = infile.read(1)
+            if c == '[' and prevC == '[':
+                in_block_comment = True
+            if c == ']' and prevC == ']':
+                in_block_comment = False
+    else:
+        # write the - which triggered this call
+        escape_and_write(outfile, '-')
+        # and write the character we read afterwards (non -)
+        escape_and_write(outfile, c)
+
+
+luaFile = sys.argv[1]
+dirName = os.path.dirname(luaFile)
+
+in_string = False
+open_string = ''
+
+with open(luaFile, mode='r') as infile, open('../reload.xml', 'w') as outfile:
+    outfile.write('<code>')
+    while True:
+        c = infile.read(1)
+        if not c:
+            break
+        if c == '"' or c == "'":
+            if not in_string:
+                open_string = c
+                in_string = True
+            elif open_string == c:
+                in_string = False
+
+        if c == '-' and not in_string:
+            read_until_end_of_comment(infile, outfile)
+        else:
+            escape_and_write(outfile, c)
+
+    outfile.write('</code>')