replace auto-gen of XLS doc files and Modbus with python

scripts/build_modbus_generate_doc_post.py

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+import subprocess
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Import the streaming function from the separate module
+from run_executable import run_with_streaming_input
+
+def get_python_executable():
+    """Get the appropriate Python executable for the current platform."""
+    # Try different Python executable names
+    python_names = ['python3', 'python', 'py']
+    
+    for name in python_names:
+        if shutil.which(name):
+            return name
+    
+    # Fallback to sys.executable if available
+    return sys.executable
+
+
+def csv_to_md(csv_file_path, output_file_path, script_path):
+
+    # Ensure the output directory exists
+    Path(output_file_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    
+    # delete the output file if it exists
+    if os.path.exists(output_file_path):
+        os.remove(output_file_path)
+    
+    # Read CSV file and pipe to Python script to generate header
+    python_exe = get_python_executable()
+    
+    with open(csv_file_path, 'r') as csv_file:
+        with open(output_file_path, 'w') as output_file:
+            subprocess.run(
+                [python_exe, script_path],
+                stdin=csv_file,
+                stdout=output_file,
+                check=True
+            )
+    
+    print(f"Generated MD file: {output_file_path} ({os.path.getsize(output_file_path)} bytes)")
+
+
+def main(program_path="./emsesp"):
+    csv_file = os.path.join("docs", "dump_entities.csv")
+    output_file = os.path.join("docs", "Modbus-Entity-Registers.md")
+    script_file = os.path.join("scripts", "generate-modbus-register-doc.py")
+    
+    # generate the MD file
+    csv_to_md(csv_file, output_file, script_file)
+    
+    # run the test command and generate the dump_telegrams.csv file
+    test_command = "test telegram_dump"
+    telegram_output_file = os.path.join("docs", "dump_telegrams.csv")
+    print(f"Running test command: telegram_dump > {telegram_output_file}")
+    run_with_streaming_input(program_path, test_command, telegram_output_file)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Get program path from command line argument or use default
+    program_path = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "./emsesp"
+    main(program_path)