commit 94e99fba8573a3133a34a97f293b74734a247174
Author: Falko Zurell <falko.zurell@here.com>
Date:   Sun Nov 17 09:27:52 2024 +0100

    first working version

diff --git a/csv-to-ics.py b/csv-to-ics.py
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+import csv
+import os
+from ics import Calendar, Event
+from datetime import datetime
+import pytz
+
+def generate_ical_from_csv(csv_file):
+    # Generate the output .ics file name
+    ical_file = os.path.splitext(csv_file)[0] + '.ics'
+
+    # Define CET time zone
+    cet = pytz.timezone('Europe/Berlin')  # CET is commonly represented by Berlin
+
+    # Create a new calendar
+    calendar = Calendar()
+
+    # Read the CSV file
+    try:
+        with open(csv_file, mode='r', encoding='utf-8-sig', errors='replace') as file:
+            reader = csv.DictReader(file, delimiter=';')  # Updated to use ';' as the delimiter
+            for row in reader:
+                try:
+                    # Parse the data from CSV
+                    host = row['Host']
+                    description = row['Description']
+                    date = row['Date'].strip()  # Expected format: DD.MM.YYYY
+                    start_time = row['start time'].strip()  # Expected format: HH:MM
+                    end_time = row['end time'].strip()  # Expected format: HH:MM
+                    location = row['Location']
+
+                    # Combine date and time using the updated date format and apply CET
+                    start_datetime = cet.localize(datetime.strptime(f"{date} {start_time}", "%d.%m.%Y %H:%M"))
+                    end_datetime = cet.localize(datetime.strptime(f"{date} {end_time}", "%d.%m.%Y %H:%M"))
+
+                    # Create a new event
+                    event = Event()
+                    event.name = f"{description} (Host: {host})"  # Include the host in the event name
+                    event.begin = start_datetime
+                    event.end = end_datetime
+                    event.location = location
+
+                    # Add the event to the calendar
+                    calendar.events.add(event)
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error processing row: {row}. Error: {e}")
+
+        # Write the calendar to an iCal file
+        with open(ical_file, mode='w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            file.writelines(calendar)
+
+        print(f"iCal file created: {ical_file}")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Failed to read CSV file: {csv_file}. Error: {e}")
+
+# Usage Example
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Ask the user for the CSV file
+    csv_file = input("Enter the path to the CSV file: ").strip()
+
+    # Validate the file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(csv_file):
+        print("The specified file does not exist. Please try again.")
+    else:
+        generate_ical_from_csv(csv_file)