python-pdf 0.3

Install

pip install python-pdf

(pydf was taken, but I guess python-pdf is a clearer name anyway.)

Basic Usage

import pydf
pdf = pydf.generate_pdf('<h1>this is html</h1>')
with open('test_doc.pdf', 'w') as f:
    f.write(pdf)

pdf = pydf.generate_pdf('www.google.com')
with open('google.pdf', 'w') as f:
    f.write(pdf)

API

generate_pdf(source, [**kwargs])

Generate a pdf from either a url or a html string.

After the html and url arguments all other arguments are passed straight to wkhtmltopdf

For details on extra arguments see the output of get_help() and get_extended_help()

All arguments whether specified or caught with extra_kwargs are converted to command line args with '--' + original_name.replace('_', '-').

Arguments which are True are passed with no value eg. just –quiet, False and None arguments are missed, everything else is passed with str(value).

Arguments:

• source: html string to generate pdf from or url to get

• quiet: bool

• grayscale: bool

• lowquality: bool

• margin_bottom: string eg. 10mm

• margin_left: string eg. 10mm

• margin_right: string eg. 10mm

• margin_top: string eg. 10mm

• orientation: Portrait or Landscape

• page_height: string eg. 10mm

• page_width: string eg. 10mm

• page_size: string: A4, Letter, etc.

• image_dpi: int default 600

• image_quality: int default 94

• extra_kwargs: any exotic extra options for wkhtmltopdf

Returns string representing pdf

get_version()

Get version of pydf and wkhtmltopdf binary

get_help()

get help string from wkhtmltopdf binary uses -h command line option

get_extended_help()

get extended help string from wkhtmltopdf binary uses -H command line option

execute_wk(*args)

Low level function to call wkhtmltopdf, arguments are added to wkhtmltopdf binary and passed to subprocess with not processing.

Changelog