MIT Press Assets

Scripts and generated files for MIT Press submission.

Figure List Generator

Extracts figure metadata from QMD source files:

# From the quarto/ directory:
python3 scripts/mit_press/figure_list_for_press.py --vol 1 -o scripts/mit_press/FIGURE_LIST_VOL1.txt
python3 scripts/mit_press/figure_list_for_press.py --vol 1 --format csv -o scripts/mit_press/FIGURE_LIST_VOL1.csv

Output Formats

Text (default): Human-readable, organized by chapter
CSV: Spreadsheet format with columns: Figure Number, Label, Caption, Alt-Text
Markdown: Formatted for documentation

Output Fields

Field	Description
Figure Number	Chapter.Figure format (e.g., 1.1, 2.3)
Label	Source reference (e.g., fig-ai-timeline)
Caption	Full caption text
Alt-Text	Accessibility description

Generated Files

FIGURE_LIST_VOL1.txt - Text format, 152 figures
FIGURE_LIST_VOL1.csv - CSV format for spreadsheets