This python script generates a pdf file based calendar with images and associated texts for each day. It's designed to read images and texts from specified directories and display them in a calendar format.

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README.md

Calendar Generator Flask App

This python application generates a pdf-file based calendar with images and associated texts for each day. It's designed to read images and texts from specified directories and display them in a calendar format. Per DIN A4 page 4 days get displayed.

Setup

Prerequisites

Python 3.x
Basic understanding of Python and Flask
reportlab (python modul)
os (python modul)
re (python modul)
textwrap (python modul)

Installation

Clone or Download the Repository

Clone this repository if you're familiar with Git, or simply download it as a ZIP file and extract it.
Install Required Packages

reportlab is required and can be installed via pip:
```
pip install reportlab
```

Folder Structure

Your project directory should be structured as follows:


project_folder/
│   app.py
│   README.md
│
├───images/
│   │   2024-01-15.jpg
│   │   2024-01-16.png
│   ...
│
└───texts/
    │   2024-01-15.txt
    │   2024-01-16.txt
    ...

app.py: Main python application file.
images/: Directory for storing calendar images. Images should be named YYYY-MM-DD.extension.
texts/: Directory for storing text files corresponding to each day, named YYYY-MM-DD.txt.

Running the Application

Navigate to the project folder in your command line or terminal.
Execute the Flask application:
```
python app.py
```
"PDF created successfully" shoud appear, then you can access the pdf file which is in the same directory as the script.

How It Works

Each day on the calendar can have an image and a text associated with it.
Images are read from images/, and text files are from texts/.
Files are matched based on their filenames, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
The calendar is dynamically generated based on available images and texts.
If an image or text is not available for a specific day, it will be displayed without that content.

Notes

Text for each day should be concise. Lengthy texts may be truncated in the display to maintain the layout of the calendar.