recommended articles ignore bad paths

src/index.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import datetime, os, re
 from bottle import error, response, route, run, static_file, template, TEMPLATE_PATH
 
-# List up to 3 recommended articles for current article
 def list_rec(page):
     loc = 'diary/entries/'
     result = []
     rec = []
     comment = ""
     if isinstance(page, int):
+        # Collect recommended articles from comment line
         with open('diary/entries/' + str(page)) as f:
             comment = f.readline()
         comment = comment.replace('<!--','')
@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@ def list_rec(page):
         comment = comment.replace(' ','')
         comment = clean(comment)
         rec = comment.split(',')
+        # Convert into array for template to display
         for article in rec:
             path = loc + article
             data = []
+            try:
                 with open(path) as f:
                     f.readline()
                     data.append(clean(f.readline().replace('<br>','')))
                 data.append(path)
                 result.append(data)
+            except EnvironmentError:
+                print("No article @ " + path)
     return result
 
 # List latest 5 articles as headline links

src/views/diary-boxes.tpl

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
             <h1>latest</h1>
             <div class="latest-text">
                 <ul>
+                % if len(latest) > 0:
+                    % print(str(len(latest)))
                         % for l in latest:
                             <li>&#9;<a href=/{{l[0]}}  rel="nofollow">{{!l[1]}}</a></li>
                 % end

src/views/feature.tpl

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <div class="more"><h1>more like this...</h1></div>
     % end
         <div class="rec-box">
+        % if len(recommends) > 0:
             % for s in recommends:
             <div class="snip">
                 <div class="snippet-title">
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
             % end
+        % end
         </div>
     </div>