pdftk

[Reimar Bauer]

Hi

Does one know about a python interface to pdftk?
Or something similar which can be used to fill a form by fdf data.

cheers
Reimar

 

[JB]

Reimar Bauer a écrit :

Hi

Does one know about a python interface to pdftk?
Or something similar which can be used to fill a form by fdf data.

everyday i use :

import os
os.system("pdftk.exe source.pdf fill_form data.fdf output output.pdf
flatten")

and BIM

 

[Jason Scheirer]

Reimar Bauer a écrit :



everyday i use :

import os
os.system("pdftk.exe source.pdf fill_form data.fdf output output.pdf
flatten")

and BIM

Reportlab will let you use an existing PDF as a template, letting you
use its text layout routines to overly your data on the existing page
and output a new document.

 

[ThomasHeetderks]

Does one know about a python interface to pdftk?
Or something similar which can be used to fill a form by fdf data.

....Or if you want to return the PDF as a Django response:

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE

cmd = 'pdftk.exe %s fill_form - output - flatten' % PDF_SOURCE
proc = Popen(cmd,stdin=PIPE,stdout=PIPE,stderr=PIPE)
cmdout,cmderr = proc.communicate(fdf)
if cmderr: raise Hppt404
response = HttpResponse(mimetype='application/pdf')
response['Content-Disposition'] = 'inline; filename=filename.pdf'
response.write(cmdout)
return response

Hope this is useful.

- Thomas