Author

• Maxime Gaudin

Purpose

Exporting xml files to latex' arrays can be very boring, time consuming and a pretty common task (especially if your teachers are old school nomenclature's lover). That's why I designed a little tool that export automatic ally your xml to a latex-friendly form.

Another pretty cool feature is the automatic preamble generation, see the Usage below.

Usage

usage: python xml2latex.py [args] [option]

List of arguments :
    --input (-i) : Specifies the input file.

   List of options :
       --output (-o) : Specifies the output file. (Default : stdout)
       --print-preambule (-p) : Generate preambule. (Default : True)
       --print-code (-c) : Generate code. (Default : True)
       --help (-h) : Print this text.

Author : Maxime Gaudin (2011)

Example

** DO NOT FORGET TO LOOK AT THE BETTER EXAMPLE SECTION BELOW **

Let's say you have to export this file :

<annuaire>
	<somebody>
		<lastName>GAUDIN</lastName>
		<surname>Maxime</surname>
		<email>gaudin.maxime@gmail.com</email>
	</somebody>
	
	<somebody>
		<lastName>ST-GEORGES</lastName>
		<surname>Julie</surname>
		<email>XXX@gmail.com</email>
	</somebody>
</annuaire>

Just call my script with : python xml2latex -c -i yourFile.xml, and then it produces (automatically):

\begin{annuaire}
	\begin{somebody}
		\lastName{GAUDIN}
		\surname{Maxime}
		\email{gaudin.maxime@gmail.com}
	\end{somebody}
	\begin{somebody}
		\lastName{ST-GEORGES}
		\surname{Julie}
		\email{XXX@gmail.com}
	\end{somebody}
\end{annuaire}

Nothing complicated but so useful !

Better exemple

As you can see, the previous exemple works perfectly but is no so latex friendly (if you scheduled to use it in an array for instance). In fact, you have 2 use cases :

• You have to convert xml file not written for that purpose : Then get prepared to hack latex
• You have to write a xml file espacially for being converted to latex : Yeah, it will be cake walk !

Indeed, xml2latex handles attributes and the last xml will be better if written like :

<annuaire>
	<somebody lastName="GAUDIN" surname="Maxime" email="gaudin.maxime@gmail.com"/>
	<somebody lastName="ST-GEORGES" surname="Julie" email="XXX@gmail.com"/> 
</annuaire>

That's better, let's see the result :

\begin{annuaire}
	\somebody{GAUDIN}{Maxime}{gaudin.maxime@gmail.com}
	\somebody{ST-GEORGES}{Julie}{XXX@gmail.com}
\end{annuaire}

BTW, it also handles empty markups like :

<jumpline/> 

use them to format your document !

A Last One

Obviously, it handles syntax like :

<annuaire>
	<somebody lastName="GAUDIN" surname="Maxime">gaudin.maxime@gmail.com</somebody>
	<somebody lastName="ST-GEORGES" surname="Julie">XXX@gmail.com</somebody> 
</annuaire>

and produces :

\begin{annuaire}
	\somebody{GAUDIN}{Maxime}{gaudin.maxime@gmail.com}
	\somebody{ST-GEORGES}{Julie}{XXX@gmail.com}
\end{annuaire}

Advices

• Use LaTex
• Contribute
• Mail me :D