resumeToLatex

A small python program to create multiple-language LaTeX documents (like resumes) from a single XML file.

Prerequisites

• python3
• lxml (pip install lxml)

Usage

• Create a (or modify the attached) template_LANG.tex file. Where LANG is the two-letter language code (e.g. en for English, de for German, ...). Use the Cheetah3 template engine syntax.
  • To get a printable ampersand &, use &
• Edit your personal data in resume_data.xml
  • If you want a data field to have a different value in a certain language, use the lang="en" attribute to specify which language is meant.
• Execute resumetolatex: python .\resumetolatex lang1 lang2 .... This will generate a file filledTemplate_LANG.tex for each language
• Compile the file(s) with your favorite LaTeX compiler.

Full chain (example)

python .\resumetolatex de en; latexmk -pdf -silent "filledTemplate_de.tex"; latexmk -pdf -silent "filledTemplate_en.tex"; latexmk -c; rm filledTemplate_de.tex; rm filledTemplate_en.tex;

Usage as GitHub webhook

This repository also includes a hook.php file. By renaming and editing the corresponding config.php.example file, you can setup a GitHub webhook to automatically re-make your resume when the master branch changes.