get_configs.py

import glob
import os

all_articles = glob.glob('articles/*.json')
file_names = [os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0] for path in all_articles]
_TIMES = file_names.sort() + ['all']

times_string = "_TIMES = " + repr(_TIMES)

# Write the string to a Python file
with open('configs.py', 'w') as file:
    file.write(times_string)