algonquin-timetable-to-ics

Convert an Algonquin College timetable stored as .rtf to an iCalendar .ics file.

Warning

This program ignores holidays and breaks. Class events must manually be removed for those days.

Getting Started

A python3 environment is required to run this script

Prerequisites

1. Install Python version >= 3.0 from https://www.python.org
2. Install required modules

pip install -r /path/to/requirements.txt

Obtaining the .rtf file

1. Login to ACSIS.
2. Go to View TimeTable under Courses.
3. Click the Export to RTF button.
   

Usage

The python script main.py should be ran from the command line like so

python /path/to/main.py [-h] [-V] [-v] [-d] input.rtf output.ics

There are a few arguments available

positional arguments:
  input          Path to .rtf file
  output         Path to save .ics file

options:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -V, --version  show program's version number and exit
  -v, --verbose  Set logging level to INFO
  -d, --debug    Set logging level to DEBUG

Importing .ics file into another program

The ICS format is a universal calendar file format that all popular calendar applications support.
Examples include but are not limited to:

• Microsoft Outlook
• Google Calendar
• Apple Calendar

Google Calendar

1. Open google calendar and click the ➕ next to Other calendars.
   
2. Click the import button from the dropdown menu.
   
3. Choose the calendar you wish to add the timetable to and click the Select file from your computer button.