Create PDF via Python

Native and high-performance PDF file creation without Adobe Acrobat installation using Python

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How to generate PDF File via Python

In order to create a PDF file, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for .NET API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy-to-use document manipulation API for python-net platform. Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.PDF and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Python Package Manager Console

pip install aspose-pdf

How to Create PDF via Python

It is easy for the developers to create, load, modify and convert PDF files directly from Python for .NET application in just a few lines of code.

  1. Include the namespace in your class file
  2. Initialize the Document class object.
  3. Add a page using Pages.Add() method.
  4. Create a new TextFragment object and set its text.
  5. Add TextFragment to the Paragraphs collection of the page.
  6. Save the PDF using Save(String) method.

Following source code shows how to create a PDF file using Python.

This sample code shows how to create PDF using Python

import aspose.pdf as ap

# Initialize document object
document = ap.Document()
# Add page
page = document.pages.add()
# Initialize textfragment object
text_fragment = ap.text.TextFragment("Hello, world!")
# Add text fragment to new page
page.paragraphs.add(text_fragment)
# Save updated PDF
document.save("output.pdf")