Here's a short python script I've been using to generate an events
file. Personally, I find it easier to layout the time line in a spreadsheet.
-d
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import csv
#
# Converts a CSV file into a timeline js file
# Input: a CSV something like this:
#
"start","end","title","description","image","link","color","textcolor","caption"
# First row is the field names
# Redirect into your data file (i.e, 'local_data.js')
#
csvfile = open('timeline.csv', "rb")
reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
print("""var timeline_data = { // save as a global variable
'dateTimeFormat': 'iso8601',
'events' : [""")
rownum = 0
for row in reader:
# header row contains field names.
if rownum == 0:
header = row
else:
colnum = 0
print '\t{'
firstCol = True
for col in row:
if len(col) != 0:
if firstCol:
firstCol = False
else:
print ","
print "\t'%s': '%s'" % (header[colnum], col),
colnum += 1
print "\n\t}"
rownum += 1
print "]\n}"
csvfile.close()
