Convert SVG to PNG in Python

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ram1 picture ram1 · Jul 5, 2011 · Viewed 104.1k times · Source

How do I convert an svg to png, in Python? I am storing the svg in an instance of StringIO. Should I use the pyCairo library? How do I write that code?

Answer

nemesisfixx picture nemesisfixx · Nov 10, 2012

Here is what I did using cairosvg:

from cairosvg import svg2png

svg_code = """
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
        <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
        <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="12"/>
        <line x1="12" y1="16" x2="12" y2="16"/>
    </svg>
"""

svg2png(bytestring=svg_code,write_to='output.png')

And it works like a charm!

See more: cairosvg document

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