pelican-theme/pelican/plugins/global_license.py

from pelican import signals

"""
License plugin for Pelican
==========================

This plugin allows you to define a LICENSE setting and adds the contents of that
license variable to the article's context, making that variable available to use
from within your theme's templates.

Settings:
---------

Define LICENSE in your settings file with the contents of your default license.

"""

def add_license(generator, metadata):
    if 'license' not in metadata.keys()\
        and 'LICENSE' in generator.settings.keys():
            metadata['license'] = generator.settings['LICENSE']

def register():
    signals.article_generate_context.connect(add_license)