How to convert a html document into a pdf using report lab with python
I am trying to convert a html document that I have created into a pdf using report lab. The html document is below. I am unsure on how to do this and I have looked online and cant seem to find a solution for this.
html document
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Convert to Pdf</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Convert to pdf</h2>
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</p>
</body>
</html>
Answer
If you use django framework you could use django-easy-pdf. I think it's the least painfull way to generate PDF from Html. Here's the template and views of my project:
#Import the easy_pdf rendering
from easy_pdf.rendering import render_to_pdf_response
#Here's the detail view function
def detail_to_pdf(request,id):
template = 'renderdetail.html'
kucing = Kucing.objects.get(id = id)
context = {'kucing' : kucing}
return render_to_pdf_response(request,template,context)
The Template is:
{% extends "base.html" %}
{% block extra_style %}
<style type="text/css">
body {
font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif";
color: #333333;
}
</style>
{% endblock %}
{% block content %}
<div id="content">
<div class="main">
<h1>PROFILE : {{ kucing.nama }}- ID:{{ kucing.id }}</h1>
<img src="/media/{{ kucing.foto }}"><br>
<p>Nama : {{ kucing.nama }}</p><br>
<p>Hp : {{ kucing.hp}}</p><br>
<p>Poin : {{ kucing.poin }}</p><br>
<a href="{% url 'kucing_makan' kucing.id %}">Makan</a>
<a href="{% url 'kucing_berburu' kucing.id %}">Berburu</a>
<hr>
<h5><a href="{% url 'kucing_home' %}">Back To Home</a></h5>|
<h5><a href="{% url 'kucing_list' %}">See Another Kucing</a></h5>
</div>
</div>
{% endblock %}You also able to use Class Based Views by overriding PDFTemplateViews. You can see more on the Docs.