DFreireF/arxivxml

Python script that creates the authors.xml file necessary for submission to arXiV for big collaborations.

arxivxml

Python script that creates the authors.xml file necessary for submission to arXiV for big collaborations. For more information please check https://github.com/inspirehep/author.xml

arxivxml is a Python tool designed to generate XML files from .ods (OpenDocument Spreadsheet) files containing author lists. It is particularly useful for academic and research purposes where author and affiliation data need to be converted into a standardized XML format.

Features

• Reads author list from .ods file.
• Sorts authors based on a specified order.
• Generates XML files adhering to a specified schema.
• Validates the generated XML against a DTD file.
• Configurable publication reference through a .toml file.

Installation

Before running arxivxml, ensure that Python is installed on your system along with the required libraries: pandas and lxml. You can install these libraries using pip:

pip install pandas lxml

Usage

To use arxivxml, you need to provide:

• Path to the .ods file containing the author list.
• Path to the .toml configuration file for the publication reference.
• Path to the .dtd file for XML validation.

Run the script from the command line as follows:

python main.py --ods path_to_ods_file.ods --toml path_to_toml_file.toml --dtd path_to_dtd_file.dtd

The script will generate an authors.xml file in the current directory and validate it against the provided DTD file.