avod using bare excepts

rendercv/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 r"""RenderCV package.
 
-It parses the user input YAML/JSON file and validates the data (checks spelling mistakes, checks if the dates are consistent, etc.). Then, with the data, it creates a $\LaTeX$ file and renders it with [TinyTeX](https://yihui.org/tinytex/).
+It parses the user input YAML/JSON file and validates the data (checks spelling
+mistakes, checks if the dates are consistent, etc.). Then, with the data, it creates a
+$\LaTeX$ file and renders it with [TinyTeX](https://yihui.org/tinytex/).
 """
 import logging
 

rendercv/__main__.py

@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
             " the input file path."
         )
 
-    input_file_path = sys.argv[1]
+    # input_file_path = sys.argv[1]
     file_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), input_file_path)
     data = read_input_file(file_path)
     output_latex_file = render_template(data)
     output_pdf_file = run_latex(output_latex_file)
     logger.info(f"RenderCV: PDF file generated at {output_pdf_file}")
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main(args=["tests/inputs/personal.yaml"])

rendercv/data_model.py

@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ def format_date(date: Date) -> str:
     Returns:
         str: The formatted date.
     """
+    if not isinstance(date, Date):
+        raise TypeError("date is not a Date object!")
+
     # Month abbreviations,
     # taken from: https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/months
     abbreviations_of_months = [
@@ -683,7 +686,7 @@ class Event(BaseModel):
                 # If this runs, it means the date is an ISO format string, and it can be
                 # parsed
                 month_and_year = format_date(self.date)
-            except:
+            except TypeError:
                 month_and_year = self.date
         else:
             # Then it means start_date and end_date are provided and month_and_year
@@ -829,7 +832,7 @@ class PublicationEntry(Event):
 
         try:
             urllib.request.urlopen(doi_url)
-        except:
+        except urllib.request.HTTPError:
             raise ValueError(f"{doi} cannot be found in the DOI System.")
 
         return doi

run_rendercv.py

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ This module is a script to run the RenderCV and generate a CV as a PDF.
 import os
 
 
-import rendercv
+import rendercv.__main__ as rendercv
 
 input_name = "personal"
 workspace = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 file_path = os.path.join(workspace, "tests", "inputs", f"{input_name}.yaml")
 
-rendercv(file_path)
+rendercv.main(args=[file_path])

tests/reference_files/John_Doe_CV.tex

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         \LenToUnit{\paperwidth-1.35 cm},
         \LenToUnit{\paperheight-0.675 cm}
     ){\vtop{{\null}\makebox[0pt][c]{
-        \small\color{gray}\emph{Last updated on October 08, 2023} \hspace{\widthof{Last updated on October 08, 2023}}
+        \small\color{gray}\emph{Last updated on REPLACE_THIS_WITH_TODAY} \hspace{\widthof{Last updated on REPLACE_THIS_WITH_TODAY}}
     }}}%
   }%
 }%

tests/test_rendering.py

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import shutil
 
 from rendercv import rendering, data_model
 
-from pydantic import ValidationError
-
 
 class TestDataModel(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_markdown_to_latex(self):
@@ -378,6 +376,9 @@ class TestDataModel(unittest.TestCase):
             output = file.read()
         with open(reference_file_path, "r") as file:
             reference = file.read()
+            reference = reference.replace(
+                "REPLACE_THIS_WITH_TODAY", rendering.get_today()
+            )
 
         self.assertEqual(output, reference)
 
@@ -406,5 +407,6 @@ class TestDataModel(unittest.TestCase):
 
     #     rendering.run_latex(latex_file_path)
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()