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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import subprocess
+import pathlib
+import argparse
+import datetime
+import tempfile
+import tomllib
+
+def create_issue(issue_number):
+	subprocess.run(['hugo', 'new', f'weekly/issue-{issue_number}/_index.md'])
+
+def create_issue_image(site_title, issue_number, period_start, period_end):
+	with open('assets/img/cover-template.svg') as f:
+		cover_template = f.read()
+
+	cover_template = cover_template.replace('__SITE__', site_title)
+	cover_template = cover_template.replace('__ISSUE__', issue_number)
+	cover_template = cover_template.replace('__DATE__', f'{period_start} - {period_end}')
+
+	with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tempdir:
+		cover_path = pathlib.Path(tempdir) / 'cover.svg'
+		with open(cover_path, 'w') as f:
+			f.write(cover_template)
+
+		subprocess.run(['inkscape', str(cover_path), '-e', f'content/weekly/issue-{issue_number}/cover.png'])
+		
+
+def get_latest_issue():
+	issues = list(pathlib.Path('content/weekly').iterdir())
+	latest_issue = max(issues, key=lambda x: int(x.name.split('-')[1]))
+	return latest_issue.name.split('-')[1]
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	with open('hugo.toml', "rb") as f:
+		hugo_config = tomllib.load(f)
+
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Create a new issue')
+	parser.add_argument('--issue', type=int, help='Issue number')
+	args = parser.parse_args()
+
+	if args.issue:
+		new_issue = args.issue
+	else:
+		latest_issue = get_latest_issue()
+		new_issue = int(latest_issue) + 1
+
+	period_start = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+	period_end = (datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=7)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+	create_issue(new_issue)
+	
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