#!/usr/bin/env python3 import inkex class AttribImport(inkex.EffectExtension): def add_arguments(self, pars): pars.add_argument("--data", default="", help="data file") def effect(self): with open(self.options.data, 'r') as f: lines = f.read().splitlines() for line in lines: #split on , max 2+1 = 3 items parts = line.split(",", 2) if len(parts) >= 3: id = parts[0] attribute = parts[1] value = parts[2] try: node = self.svg.getElementById(id) if node is not None: try: node.set(attribute, value) except AttributeError: inkex.utils.debug("Unknown Attribute") except AttributeError: inkex.utils.debug("element with id '" + id + "' not found in current selection.") if __name__ == '__main__': AttribImport().run()