Worklog Generator

To save a few minutes editing .docx and exporting it as .pdf, I spent hours working on this script to automate that process through terminal. There are two ways to enter data:

• at script runtime through prompts
• through .txt files defined in a certain syntax*

Usage:

To make it easier to: set up python virtual environment > activate the environment > install pip packages > run the script > close the environment I've also written a bash script run.sh that does everything for you. So to run the program, just run this script.

Entering data at runtime

Passing in file

Config:

Name and StudentID can be changed in the first lines of main.py

Setting up Name and ID

Syntax for .txt files:

{week number}

task:
> {description} 
> {status} 
> {time_taken} 
> {notes}

plan:
> {description}
> {expected_time}

summary: 
{text} 

time_taken for tasks should be in hh:mm format to allow total time generation, however this requirement is not continued for expected_time in plan, as there text like "about 2hrs" might also be entered.

Example file (used in above screenshot)

1

task:
> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 
> Completed 
> 4:00 
> Pretium quam vulputate dignissim suspendisse in est ante. Sit amet risus
nullam eget.

task:
> Velit aliquet sagittis id consectetur. Orci sagittis eu volutpat odio
facilisis mauris sit amet. 
> On Hold 
> 3:45 
> Eget est lorem ipsum dolor. Vestibulum morbi blandit cursus risus.

plan:
> Diam quam nulla porttitor massa id neque. Nunc lobortis mattis aliquam
faucibus purus in massa tempor nec. 
> ~3:00

summary: 
Diam vel quam elementum pulvinar etiam non quam lacus suspendisse. Mauris cursus
mattis molestie a iaculis at erat pellentesque adipiscing. Lectus arcu bibendum
at varius vel pharetra vel turpis. Turpis egestas pretium aenean pharetra magna.
Velit scelerisque in dictum non consectetur a.