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| Scheduler is a simple python script that creates Instructional Lab Schedules (example: [[attachment:103_4320.ps]]<<FootNote(You can go to http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/index.htm to get a viewer for ps files)>>) from a set of simple text files. By default, the program creates a summary page that has a 12-up view of all the schedules, and detail pages for each of the individual schedules (these are about 8 inches square). | {i} Updates! See below... Now scheduler has '''much''' better error reporting, {{{reader.py}}} will show you the line and column number of any errors in the input files. Scheduler is a python script that creates Instructional Lab Schedules from a set of text files. By default, the program creates a summary page that has a 12-up view of all the schedules, and detail pages (8.5" x 5") for each of the individual schedules that are suitable for labeling the lab rooms (please print these on green cardstock). |
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| Input files must be named in the form `<lab num>_<room num>.txt`. The first column has a comma (',') with no space on either side separating the day of the week and the start time. Times are in 24-hour format. Columns are separated by any amount of tabs or spaces but cannot span lines. Lines may begin with an octothorpe/hash/pound-sign ('#') and they will be ignored. Blank lines are also allowed, so please include them between days for readability. | Input files must be named in the form `<lab num>_<room num>.txt`. The first column has a comma (',') with no space on either side separating the day of the week and the start time. Times are in 24-hour format. Columns are separated by any amount of tabs or spaces but cannot span lines. Lines that begin with a pound-sign ('#') will be ignored. Blank lines are also allowed, so please include them between days for readability. {i} As of 2010-9-16, the config file is actually ''parsed'' and not just sliced-and-diced with string subscripting as it was before. Errors are found out much more effectively this way. Another addition is that the parser allows for section numbers to be prefixed with parenthetical course numbers. An example: {{{ T,14:25 (321)301 Dhorkah 17:25 T,19:00 (321)302 Dhorkah 22:00 W,14:25 (623)301 McDermott 17:25 W,19:00 (623)303 McDermott 22:00 }}} This is handy for rooms that are used for multiple labs. |
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| To run the file just execute it from the command line (it takes no arguments): | To run the script just [[http://effbot.org/pyfaq/how-do-i-make-a-python-script-executable-on-unix.htm|execute]] it from the command line (it takes no arguments). An example of the output: |
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| C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\scheduler>scheduler.py | C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\scheduler> scheduler.py |
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| There is also a mode for making single signs. {{{ [cwilson@trogdor]$ ./scheduler.py 103_4320.txt 103_4320.ps (there's no output) }}} I've also added a makefile to make all PS files do: {{{ [cwilson@trogdor]$ make }}} to also make PNG images, do: {{{ [cwilson@trogdor]$ make img }}} (you'll need ImageMagic, GhostScript, GNU Make, and bash). |
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| /!\ Please ignore the `.git/` directory in these archive files, this is for version control and can be ignored (unless you want to send me patches :) ). | ''sha1sum'' {{{ 9dd18becb771aad9ecc929a77b6b0be447b99bc2 scheduler.zip }}} |
Overview
Updates! See below... Now scheduler has much better error reporting, reader.py will show you the line and column number of any errors in the input files.
Scheduler is a python script that creates Instructional Lab Schedules from a set of text files. By default, the program creates a summary page that has a 12-up view of all the schedules, and detail pages (8.5" x 5") for each of the individual schedules that are suitable for labeling the lab rooms (please print these on green cardstock).
Configuration
This is an example of the layout of an input file (called '103_4320.txt'):
M,12:05 301 Ojalvo 14:00 M,14:25 302 Carmody 16:20 M,16:35 303 Ojalvo 18:30 M,19:05 304 N/A 21:00 T,7:45 305 Carmody 9:40 T,9:55 306 Zeng 11:50 T,12:05 307 Zeng 14:00 ...
and so on...
Input files must be named in the form <lab num>_<room num>.txt. The first column has a comma (',') with no space on either side separating the day of the week and the start time. Times are in 24-hour format. Columns are separated by any amount of tabs or spaces but cannot span lines. Lines that begin with a pound-sign ('#') will be ignored. Blank lines are also allowed, so please include them between days for readability.
As of 2010-9-16, the config file is actually parsed and not just sliced-and-diced with string subscripting as it was before. Errors are found out much more effectively this way. Another addition is that the parser allows for section numbers to be prefixed with parenthetical course numbers. An example:
T,14:25 (321)301 Dhorkah 17:25 T,19:00 (321)302 Dhorkah 22:00 W,14:25 (623)301 McDermott 17:25 W,19:00 (623)303 McDermott 22:00
This is handy for rooms that are used for multiple labs.
Usage
To run the script just execute it from the command line (it takes no arguments). An example of the output:
[cwilson@trogdor]$ ./scheduler.py Generating summary in [summary.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [103_4320.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [104_3328.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [201_4314.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [207_4310.ps]...DONE
Windows:
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\scheduler> scheduler.py Generating summary in [summary.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [103_4320.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [104_3328.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [201_4314.ps]...DONE Generating individual in [207_4310.ps]...DONE
There is also a mode for making single signs.
[cwilson@trogdor]$ ./scheduler.py 103_4320.txt 103_4320.ps (there's no output)
I've also added a makefile to make all PS files do:
[cwilson@trogdor]$ make
to also make PNG images, do:
[cwilson@trogdor]$ make img
(you'll need ImageMagic, GhostScript, GNU Make, and bash).
Download
zip scheduler.zip
sha1sum
9dd18becb771aad9ecc929a77b6b0be447b99bc2 scheduler.zip
Bugs/Questions/Comments
Please contact cwilson@physics.wisc.edu