How to write table structure data in PDF file in python?

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Vimal Annamalai picture Vimal Annamalai · Feb 22, 2017 · Viewed 14.5k times · Source 
+----+-----------------------------+
| id | name                        |
+====+=============================+
| 47 | Some textjogjwojgopwgpowmok |
+----+-----------------------------+
| 47 | Some textjogjwojgopwgpowmokg|
+----+-----------------------------+
| 47 | Some textjogjwojgopwgpowmokg|
+----+-----------------------------+
| 47 | Some textjogjwojgopwgpowmokg|
+----+-----------------------------+
| 47 | Some textjogjwojgopwgpowmokg|
+----+-----------------------------+

I want to write the above table in PDF file in above format using python libraries. Appreciate immediate response.

Answer

andreibechet picture andreibechet · Feb 22, 2017

You can generate the table using matplotlib and save it to PDF from matplotlib. There's also reportlab.

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