#!/usr/bin/env python

f = open('patterns.txt')
out = None
for line in f: 
   line = line.rstrip('\r\n')
   if line.startswith(' - '): 
     print >> out, '<li>' + line[2:] + '</li>'
   else: 
      if out: 
         print >> out, '</ul>'
         out.close()
      out = open(line + '.html', 'w')
      print >> out, '<ul>'
f.close()