add helper method

update_film_references.py

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ def build_page(films_by_reference_keyword):
     for year in reference_keywords_sorted.keys():
         films_by_reference_table += "\n"
         films_by_reference_table += str(string.capwords(year[13:].replace("-", " "))) + " | "
-
-        film_links = ["[{}](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt{}/)".format(film['title'], film['imdb_id']) for film in reference_keywords_sorted[year]]
-        films_by_reference_table += "<br>".join(film_links)
+        films_by_reference_table += VCinemaUtils.get_film_list(reference_keywords_sorted[year])
 
     return films_by_reference_table

update_films_by_country.py

@@ -61,12 +61,7 @@ def build_table(films_by_country):
             table += flags[country]
 
         table += " | "
-
-        film_links = []
-        for film in films:
-            film_links.append("[{}](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt{}/)".format(film['title'], film['imdb_id']))
-
-        table += "<br>".join(film_links)
+        table += VCinemaUtils.get_film_list(films)
 
     return table
 

update_films_by_year.py

@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ def build_page(films_by_year):
     for year in films_by_year_sorted.keys():
         page += "\n"
         page += str(year) + " | "
-
-        films = []
-        for film in films_by_year_sorted[year]:
-            films.append("[{}](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt{}/)".format(film['title'], film['imdb_id']))
-
-        page += "<br>".join(films)
+        page += VCinemaUtils.get_film_list(films_by_year_sorted[year])
 
     return page

vcinema_utils/VCinemaUtils.py

@@ -115,3 +115,16 @@ def filter_viewings(viewings, filter_field):
                     viewings_filtered[viewing_field] = [viewing]
 
     return viewings_filtered
+
+
+def get_film_list(films):
+    film_links = []
+
+    for film in films:
+        film_link = "[{}](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt{}/)".format(film['title'], film['imdb_id'])
+        film_links.append(film_link)
+
+    if len(film_links) > 0:
+        return "<br>".join(film_links)
+    else:
+        return ""