from pelican import signals

import logging
import os
import time


logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def set_file_utime(path, datetime):
    mtime = time.mktime(datetime.timetuple())
    logger.info('touching %s', path)
    os.utime(path, (mtime, mtime))


def touch_file(path, context):
    content = context.get('article', context.get('page'))
    page = context.get('articles_page')
    dates = context.get('dates')

    if content and hasattr(content, 'date'):
        set_file_utime(path, content.date)
    elif page:
        set_file_utime(path, max(x.date for x in page.object_list))
    elif dates:
        set_file_utime(path, max(x.date for x in dates))


def register():
    signals.content_written.connect(touch_file)

from pelican import signals

import logging
import os
import time


logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def touch_file(path, context):
    content = context.get('article', context.get('page'))
    if content and hasattr(content, 'date'):
        mtime = time.mktime(content.date.timetuple())
        logger.info('touching %s', path)
        os.utime(path, (mtime, mtime))


def register():
    signals.content_written.connect(touch_file)

--- 
+++ 
@@ -8,12 +8,23 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def set_file_utime(path, datetime):
+    mtime = time.mktime(datetime.timetuple())
+    logger.info('touching %s', path)
+    os.utime(path, (mtime, mtime))
+
+
 def touch_file(path, context):
     content = context.get('article', context.get('page'))
+    page = context.get('articles_page')
+    dates = context.get('dates')
+
     if content and hasattr(content, 'date'):
-        mtime = time.mktime(content.date.timetuple())
-        logger.info('touching %s', path)
-        os.utime(path, (mtime, mtime))
+        set_file_utime(path, content.date)
+    elif page:
+        set_file_utime(path, max(x.date for x in page.object_list))
+    elif dates:
+        set_file_utime(path, max(x.date for x in dates))
 
 
 def register():
Make touch plugin touch files with lists
