PyPDFLite 0.1.0

Simple PDF Writer.

A lightweight utility for creating PDF files, written in Python

My intention was to use this to generate reports, and set up templates. Most decisions have a default, so it should be easy to get a report up and running.

The _test.py files in the top folder show how the library in the pypdflite folder might be implemented in a program.

Text is flowable, wrappable. Simply use document.add_text(), and the cursor will advance. I believe in most cases, the document will handle new pages appropriately, and you should not have to call new page.

Lines can be made with points, or by two cursor locations.

ColorSchemes can be saved, new ones set, and then the old ones re-instated. There is a reference list for colors, but you can create new ones, and name them yourself.

Margins are set by default, but can be changed. Default orientation is portrait, and 8.5 x 11.5, but the dimensions and orientation can be changed.

Tables can be made. Assumes a list of lists, where each list is a row. There is a flag for if it’s columns.

I have gotten PNG’s working for images, but tranparent does not work, and the alpha channel is currenly discarded.

Plans: Lists with bullets

To run tests from the command line, from this dir, use:

> python -m pypdflite.tests.runexamples