Create a Python-powered resume builder

Creating a Python-powered resume builder can be a great way to automate generating professional resumes based on user input. Below is a detailed Python script that acts as a command-line resume builder. It collects user details and outputs a formatted resume in plain text or PDF (optional).

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import os

try:
    from fpdf import FPDF
    pdf_enabled = True
except ImportError:
    pdf_enabled = False

def get_input(prompt):
    return input(prompt).strip()

def collect_personal_info():
    print("Enter your personal information:")
    name = get_input("Full Name: ")
    email = get_input("Email: ")
    phone = get_input("Phone Number: ")
    linkedin = get_input("LinkedIn URL: ")
    github = get_input("GitHub URL: ")
    address = get_input("Address (optional): ")
    return {
        "name": name,
        "email": email,
        "phone": phone,
        "linkedin": linkedin,
        "github": github,
        "address": address
    }

def collect_education():
    education_list = []
    print("nEnter your education details. Type 'done' when finished.")
    while True:
        school = get_input("School/University: ")
        if school.lower() == 'done':
            break
        degree = get_input("Degree (e.g. B.Sc. Computer Science): ")
        start_year = get_input("Start Year: ")
        end_year = get_input("End Year or 'Present': ")
        education_list.append({
            "school": school,
            "degree": degree,
            "start_year": start_year,
            "end_year": end_year
        })
    return education_list

def collect_experience():
    experience_list = []
    print("nEnter your work experience. Type 'done' when finished.")
    while True:
        company = get_input("Company Name: ")
        if company.lower() == 'done':
            break
        role = get_input("Role/Title: ")
        start_date = get_input("Start Date (Month Year): ")
        end_date = get_input("End Date (Month Year or Present): ")
        responsibilities = []
        print("Enter responsibilities/duties. Type 'done' when finished:")
        while True:
            duty = get_input("- ")
            if duty.lower() == 'done':
                break
            responsibilities.append(duty)
        experience_list.append({
            "company": company,
            "role": role,
            "start_date": start_date,
            "end_date": end_date,
            "responsibilities": responsibilities
        })
    return experience_list

def collect_skills():
    print("nEnter your skills separated by commas:")
    skills_input = get_input("")
    skills = [skill.strip() for skill in skills_input.split(",") if skill.strip()]
    return skills

def collect_projects():
    projects = []
    print("nEnter your projects. Type 'done' when finished.")
    while True:
        title = get_input("Project Title: ")
        if title.lower() == 'done':
            break
        description = get_input("Project Description: ")
        link = get_input("Project Link (optional): ")
        projects.append({
            "title": title,
            "description": description,
            "link": link
        })
    return projects

def format_resume(data):
    lines = []
    lines.append(data['personal']['name'].upper())
    if data['personal']['address']:
        lines.append(data['personal']['address'])
    lines.append(f"Email: {data['personal']['email']} | Phone: {data['personal']['phone']}")
    if data['personal']['linkedin']:
        lines.append(f"LinkedIn: {data['personal']['linkedin']}")
    if data['personal']['github']:
        lines.append(f"GitHub: {data['personal']['github']}")
    lines.append("nEDUCATION")
    for edu in data['education']:
        lines.append(f"{edu['degree']} | {edu['school']} ({edu['start_year']} - {edu['end_year']})")
    lines.append("nEXPERIENCE")
    for exp in data['experience']:
        lines.append(f"{exp['role']} at {exp['company']} ({exp['start_date']} - {exp['end_date']})")
        for duty in exp['responsibilities']:
            lines.append(f" - {duty}")
    lines.append("nSKILLS")
    lines.append(", ".join(data['skills']))
    lines.append("nPROJECTS")
    for proj in data['projects']:
        lines.append(f"{proj['title']}: {proj['description']}")
        if proj['link']:
            lines.append(f"Link: {proj['link']}")
    return "n".join(lines)

def save_text_resume(content, filename="resume.txt"):
    with open(filename, "w") as f:
        f.write(content)
    print(f"nResume saved as {filename}")

def save_pdf_resume(content, filename="resume.pdf"):
    if not pdf_enabled:
        print("FPDF package is not installed. Cannot save PDF.")
        return
    pdf = FPDF()
    pdf.add_page()
    pdf.set_auto_page_break(auto=True, margin=15)
    pdf.set_font("Arial", size=12)
    for line in content.split('n'):
        pdf.cell(0, 10, line, ln=True)
    pdf.output(filename)
    print(f"nResume saved as {filename}")

def main():
    print("Python Resume Buildern--------------------")
    personal = collect_personal_info()
    education = collect_education()
    experience = collect_experience()
    skills = collect_skills()
    projects = collect_projects()
    
    resume_data = {
        "personal": personal,
        "education": education,
        "experience": experience,
        "skills": skills,
        "projects": projects
    }
    
    resume_text = format_resume(resume_data)
    
    print("nGenerated Resume:n")
    print(resume_text)
    
    save_text_resume(resume_text)
    
    if pdf_enabled:
        save_pdf = get_input("nDo you want to save as PDF as well? (yes/no): ").lower()
        if save_pdf == "yes":
            save_pdf_resume(resume_text)
    else:
        print("nTip: Install 'fpdf' package to enable PDF export:n pip install fpdf")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

How it works:

• Runs in the terminal, prompting for info step-by-step.

• Supports multiple entries for education, experience, projects.

• Formats all inputs into a clean resume text.

• Saves resume as a .txt file by default.

• Optionally saves as PDF if fpdf library is installed (pip install fpdf).

You can extend this by adding a GUI, or exporting to DOCX using libraries like python-docx, but this is a solid Python foundation for a resume builder. Would you want me to help build a GUI or add other export formats?