flewkey.com/scripts/template_md.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import sys
import markdown
from template import template
from pymdownx.superfences import SuperFencesCodeExtension

def main():
	md = markdown.Markdown(extensions = ["meta", "extra", "toc", SuperFencesCodeExtension(preserve_tabs=True)])
	with open(sys.argv[1], "r", encoding="utf-8") as file_in:
		html = md.convert(file_in.read())
	output = template(html, sys.argv[2], ".html", md.Meta) if "template" in md.Meta else html
	with open(sys.argv[2], "w+", encoding="utf-8") as file_out:
		file_out.write(output)

if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()