{"id":5486,"date":"2020-04-12T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T06:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pythonprogramming.altervista.org\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2020-04-13T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:47:10","slug":"make-a-formal-letter-in-pdf-with-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pythonprogramming.altervista.org\/make-a-formal-letter-in-pdf-with-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a formal letter in pdf with Python and reportlab"},"content":{"rendered":"

This code can be a start to make a document in pdf, via Python. I’ve taken the example from mouse vs python and I tried to make it more readable and easy to modify. I wish it can help you make your onw.<\/p>\n

You need to install reportlab<\/strong> with<\/p>\n

pip install reportlab<\/strong><\/p>\n

The code<\/p>\n

import time\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.enums import TA_JUSTIFY\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter\r\nfrom reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, Image\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.units import inch\r\ndoc = SimpleDocTemplate(\"form_letter.pdf\",pagesize=letter,\r\n                        rightMargin=72,leftMargin=72,\r\n                        topMargin=72,bottomMargin=18)\r\nimport os\r\n\r\n\r\npage=[]\r\nmagName = \"Pythonista\"\r\nissueNum = 12\r\nsubPrice = \"99.00\"\r\nlimitedDate = \"03\/05\/2010\"\r\nfreeGift = \"tin foil hat\"\r\n\r\nstyles=getSampleStyleSheet()\r\nstyles.add(ParagraphStyle(name='Justify', alignment=TA_JUSTIFY))\r\n\r\n\r\ndef add_image(img):\r\n    im = Image(img, 2*inch, 2*inch)\r\n    page.append(im)\r\n\r\n\r\ndef add_space():\r\n    page.append(Spacer(1, 12))\r\n\r\n\r\ndef add_text(text, space=0):\r\n    if type(text)==list:\r\n        for f in text:\r\n            add_text(f)\r\n    else:\r\n        ptext = f'<font size=\"12\">{text}<\/font>'\r\n        page.append(Paragraph(ptext, styles[\"Normal\"]))\r\n        if space==1:\r\n            add_space()\r\n        add_space()\r\n\r\n\r\n# =============================== The content =======================\r\n# ============================== of the document ====================\r\nadd_image(\"python_logo.png\")\r\nadd_text(time.ctime())\r\nadd_text([\r\n\"\"\"Giovanni Gatto\r\nVia Leonardo Da Vinci\"\"\".splitlines()])\r\n\r\n\r\nadd_text([\"\"\"We would like to welcome\r\nyou to our subscriber base for {} Magazine!\r\nYou will receive {} issues at the excellent\r\nintroductory price of ${}.\r\nPlease respond by\r\n{} to start receiving \r\nyour subscription and get the\r\nfollowing free gift: {}.\"\"\".format(\r\n    magName,\r\n    issueNum,\r\n    subPrice,\r\n    limitedDate,\r\n    freeGift),\r\n    \"Thank you very much and we look forward to serving you.\",\r\n])\r\n\r\n# ===========================================================\r\n\r\ndoc.build(page)\r\n\r\nos.startfile(\"form_letter.pdf\")\r\n<\/pre>\n
the result<\/p>\n
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A much cleaner version for Mac Os<\/h2>\n
This version is much cleaner (and it’s usable also for the windows system) than the version above, cause you can add all the text and also the images in a very easy and visually well organized way.<\/p>\n
import time\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.enums import TA_JUSTIFY\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter\r\nfrom reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, Image\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle\r\nfrom reportlab.lib.units import inch\r\ndoc = SimpleDocTemplate(\"form_letter.pdf\",pagesize=letter,\r\n                        rightMargin=72,leftMargin=72,\r\n                        topMargin=72,bottomMargin=18)\r\nimport os\r\n\r\n\r\npage=[]\r\nstyles=getSampleStyleSheet()\r\nstyles.add(ParagraphStyle(name='Justify', alignment=TA_JUSTIFY))\r\n\r\n\r\ndef add_image(img):\r\n    im = Image(img, 2*inch, 2*inch)\r\n    page.append(im)\r\n\r\n\r\ndef add_space():\r\n    page.append(Spacer(1, 12))\r\n\r\n\r\ndef add_text(text, space=0):\r\n    if type(text)==list:\r\n        for f in text:\r\n            add_text(f)\r\n    else:\r\n        ptext = f'<font size=\"12\">{text}<\/font>'\r\n        page.append(Paragraph(ptext, styles[\"Normal\"]))\r\n        if space==1:\r\n            add_space()\r\n        add_space()\r\n\r\ndef show(text):\r\n    \"Prints all the lines in the text multiline string\"\r\n    text = text.splitlines()\r\n    for line in text:\r\n        if \".png\" in line:\r\n            add_image(line)\r\n        elif \"ctime()\" in line:\r\n            add_text(time.ctime())\r\n        else:\r\n            add_text(line)\r\n\r\n\r\n# =============================== The content =======================\r\n\r\ntext = \"\"\"\r\npython_logo.png\r\ntime.ctime()\r\n\r\nGiovanni Gatto\r\nVia Leonardo Da Vinci\r\ntel. 335556566\r\n\r\nHello,\r\nThis is a formal letter\r\n    Thank you very much and we look forward to serving you.\r\n\"\"\"\r\n# ===========================================================\r\n\r\nshow(text)\r\ndoc.build(page)\r\nos.system(\"echo form_letter.pdf\")<\/pre>\n
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