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ezcv

A python-based static site generator for setting up a CV/Resume site

What does ezcv do?

ezcv is a purpose built static site generator for creating personal resume/portfolio/cv sites

Features & Roadmap

A large collection of built in themes
Flexible templating with Jinja2
Fully customizable configuration files and sections
Simple markdown syntax for content building

Why should I use ezcv?

ezcv is a great choice if:

You are fond of one of the built in themes
You want a free and open source static site generator
If you want a simple to use static site generator based on Jinja
If you are familiar with markdown and yaml, and want a system that can be extended
You are not familiar with static site generators and want a simple one to try out
You want a static site generator with a built in github pages deploy pipeline

ezcv is not a great choice if:

You want a widely used industry solution (something like hugo or jekyl would be better for this)
You need low level access to the API for complicated extensions that are not possible within jinja
You are not familiar with markdown, yaml and jinja and want a frontend to edit your site with ( netlify, squarespace or wix would be better for this)

Who is ezcv for?

People who are not necessarily familiar with coding, let alone web development
People who are familiar with web development and want a very simple to use static site generator
People who are familiar with web development but don't want to bother writing pure html for their site

Quick-start

Here's everything you need to know to get started with ezcv.

No-code/remote setup

Note that there is an option to develop a site completely on your browser without needing to install anything or know how to use git. For details on setting this up, please visit https://ezcv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick-start/#remote-editing.

Installation

To use ezcv you will need python 3.6+ (earlier versions wont work) and pip for python 3.

From PyPi

Run pip install ezcv

From source

Clone this repo: https://github.com/Descent098/ezcv
Run pip install . or sudo pip3 install .in the root directory

Getting started

The easiest way to get started is by running:

ezcv init <name>

Replacing the <name> argument with your name (use "" if you want to use your full name i.e. ezcv init "Kieran Wood").

File structure

When you run the command a new folder will be created with your name, and some starter files like this:

Legend

Icon	Meaning
📁	File Folder
📷	Image file
📝	File you should edit/delete
📄	File you don't need to edit/shouldn't delete

📁<name>/
├── 📁.github/
│   └── 📁workflows/
│       └── 📄ezcv-publish.yml
├── 📁content/
│   ├── 📁education/
│   |   ├── 📝example-current.md
│   |   └── 📝example-old.md
│   ├── 📁projects/
│   |   └── 📝example.md
│   ├── 📁volunteering_experience/
│   |   ├── 📝example-current.md
│   |   └── 📝example-old.md
│   └── 📁volunteering_experience/
│       ├── 📝example-current.md
│       └── 📝example-old.md
├── 📁images/
│   ├── 📷 abstract-landscape.jpg
│   └── 📷 ice-caps.jpg
├── 📄.gitignore
└── 📝config.yml

From here you can go into your config.yml file and pick a theme, then start filling out your content according to what's available for the theme.

To preview your content use:

ezcv -p

If you're on github then pushing the contents to master/main will activate the publish workflow and automatically publish the site to <username>.github.io.

CLI

Usage:
    ezcv [-h] [-v] [-p]
    ezcv build [-d OUTPUT_DIR] [-o]
    ezcv init [<name>] [<theme>] [-f]
    ezcv theme [-l] [-c] [-m] [<theme>]
    ezcv section <SECTION_NAME> [-t=<type>]


Options:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-v, --version         show program's version number and exit
-l, --list            list the possible themes
-c, --copy            copy the provided theme, or defined site theme
-p, --preview         preview the current state of the site
-o, --optimize        Optimize output files (takes longer to run)
-f, --flask           Generate Flask routes and requirements.txt
-d OUTPUT_DIR, --dir OUTPUT_DIR The folder name to export the site to
-m, --metadata        Generate metadata for the theme
-t=<type>, --type=<type> The type of section to generate [default: markdown]