README.md

CSV to ICS Converter

This repository contains a script to convert a CSV file with event details into an ICS file.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pandas library
• icalendar library
• pytz library

Installation

1. Create and activate a new Conda environment:

   conda create --name calendar_env python=3.7
   conda activate calendar_env

2. Install the required packages:

   conda install -c conda-forge pandas pytz
   pip install icalendar

Usage

1. Prepare your CSV file with the following headers:

   • Subject
   • Start Date
   • Start Time
   • End Date
   • End Time
   • All Day
   • Description
   • Location

2. Run the script:

   python csv_to_ics.py input.csv output.ics --timezone 'US/Eastern'

   Replace input.csv with the path to your CSV file and output.ics with the desired path for the ICS file. The time zone is set to 'US/Eastern' by default.

Example

An example CSV file (test_data.csv) is provided in this repository. You can use it to test the script:

python csv_to_ics.py test_data.csv output.ics --timezone 'US/Eastern'