🖨 Python CUPS print options generator from PPD

📥 Installation

📦 From pip:

python -m pip install -U pycups_po

🏗 From git:

git clone https://github.com/WhiteApfel/pycups_po.git
cd pycups_po
python setup.py install

🧑‍🏫 How to use

🐍 Example

import cups

from pycups_po import PrinterOptionsGenerator
from pycups_po.models import PrinterOption

conn = cups.Connection()

generator = PrinterOptionsGenerator(conn, "CT-S2000")

ops: list[PrinterOption] = generator.get_ppd_options()
for op in ops:
    print(op)

with open("tr4500.py", "w+") as f:
    f.write(generator.generate_options_dataclass(printer_name="TR-4500"))

You can specify name of printer when init PrinterOptionsGenerator, then it will be used by default. Or you can pass name to function.

📋 Dataclasses

@dataclass
class OptionValue:
    value: str
    pretty_value: str


@dataclass
class PrinterOption:
    name: str
    type: Literal["PickOne"]
    default_value: str
    values: list[OptionValue]