laudo 0.1.5

Generate forensic report using docxtpl templates

laudo

Convert markdown files to docx or pdf using docxtpl templates and LibreOffice headless.

Installation

pip install laudo

Requires Python 3.13+ and LibreOffice installed system-wide for PDF output.

Usage

CLI

laudo <folder> <output>

• <folder> — directory with your project files.
• <output> — output file (.docx or .pdf).

Python API

from laudo import convert

convert("my_project/", "output.docx")
convert("my_project/", "output.pdf")

Input Folder Structure

my_project/
├── template.docx          # docxtpl template with Jinja2 placeholders
├── fotos/                 # Images with captions (EXIF)
│   ├── logo.png
│   └── photo.jpg
├── context.txt            # (optional) Variables one per line
├── intro.md               # One or more .md files
└── chapter-1.md

template.docx

A standard Word document using docxtpl syntax. Use Jinja2 placeholders like {{ variable }} or {{p intro|markdown }}.

context.txt

Optional file with variables in key = value format, one per line:

author = John Doe
title = My Document

Lines starting with # and empty lines are ignored.

These variables are also available for substitution inside your .md files (see below).

Markdown files

Every .md file is read and its content is injected into the template context. The variable name is the filename without extension (whitespace replaced by underscores):

File	Context key
intro.md	intro
chapter 1.md	chapter_1

You can use {{ varname }} inside .md files to reference values from context.txt:

context.txt:

name = John Doe

intro.md:

# Hello {{ name }}

The result will be # Hello John Doe, then stored in context key intro.

Use the subdoc global function to embed .docx files from the assets/ folder:

{{p subdoc("cover.docx") }}

Use the markdown filter in your template:

{{p intro|markdown }}

Fotos

All image files inside fotos/ are listed in the pics context variable:

{
  "logo": {"path": "fotos/logo.png", "caption": "", "thumb": "fotos/.thumbs/logo_thumb.jpg", "reduced": "fotos/.thumbs/logo_reduced.jpg"},
  "photo": {"path": "fotos/photo.jpg", "caption": "", "thumb": "fotos/.thumbs/photo_thumb.jpg", "reduced": "fotos/.thumbs/photo_reduced.jpg"}
}

Captions are read from EXIF ImageDescription metadata.

PDF Output

When the output path ends with .pdf, a docx is generated first and then converted to PDF via LibreOffice headless:

laudo my_project/ output.pdf

The intermediate docx file is automatically removed.

License

MIT