files (.txt) to formatted string for latex

batch_book.py

import os 

path = "/Users/wangzhixiang/Developer/github/all-about-will-wang/days"
files = []

for filename in os.listdir(path):
	files.append(filename)

files.sort()

def format(input):
	if len(input) != 6:
		print(input)
		raise KeyError

	a, b, c, d, e, f = input 
	output = ""
	space = "\n\n\\bigskip\n"
	output += a + space
	output += b + space
	output += c + space 
	output += "——" + " " + e + space 
	output += f + "\n\n\\newpage\n"
	return output


for file in files:
	with open(path+"/"+file, 'r', encoding = "utf-8") as reader:
	    temp = reader.read().split()
	    output = format(temp)
	    print(output)