update date logic

Author: brown9804

.github/workflows/update_date.py

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+import os
+import subprocess
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+# Get the list of modified files
+result = subprocess.run(['git', 'diff', '--name-only', 'HEAD~1'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+modified_files = result.stdout.decode('utf-8').split()
+
+# Debugging: Print the list of modified files
+print("Modified files:", modified_files)
+
+# Filter for Markdown files
+modified_md_files = [f for f in modified_files if f.endswith('.md')]
+
+# Debugging: Print the list of modified Markdown files
+print("Modified Markdown files:", modified_md_files)
+
+# Current date
+current_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+# Function to update the last modified date in a file
+def update_date_in_file(file_path):
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        lines = file.readlines()
+
+    updated = False
+    with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
+        for line in lines:
+            if line.startswith('Last updated:'):
+                file.write(f'Last updated: {current_date}\n')
+                updated = True
+            else:
+                file.write(line)
+        if not updated:
+            file.write(f'\nLast updated: {current_date}\n')
+
+# Check if there are any modified Markdown files
+if not modified_md_files:
+    print("No modified Markdown files found.")
+    exit(0)
+
+# Update the date in each modified Markdown file
+for file_path in modified_md_files:
+    print(f"Updating file: {file_path}")  # Debugging: Print the file being updated
+    update_date_in_file(file_path)
+
+# Add and commit changes
+subprocess.run(['git', 'add', '-A'])
+subprocess.run(['git', 'commit', '-m', 'Update last modified date in Markdown files'])