Tutorial¶

from fpdf import FPDF

pdf = FPDF()
pdf.add_page()
pdf.set_font("helvetica", "B", 16)
pdf.cell(40, 10, "Hello World!")
pdf.output("tuto1.pdf")

pdf = FPDF(orientation="P", unit="mm", format="A4")

pdf.set_font('helvetica', 'B', 16)

pdf.cell(40, 10, 'Hello World!', 1)

pdf.cell(60, 10, 'Powered by FPDF.', new_x="LMARGIN", new_y="NEXT", align='C')

from fpdf import FPDF


class PDF(FPDF):
    def header(self):
        # Rendering logo:
        self.image("../docs/fpdf2-logo.png", 10, 8, 33)
        # Setting font: helvetica bold 15
        self.set_font("helvetica", "B", 15)
        # Moving cursor to the right:
        self.cell(80)
        # Printing title:
        self.cell(30, 10, "Title", border=1, align="C")
        # Performing a line break:
        self.ln(20)

    def footer(self):
        # Position cursor at 1.5 cm from bottom:
        self.set_y(-15)
        # Setting font: helvetica italic 8
        self.set_font("helvetica", "I", 8)
        # Printing page number:
        self.cell(0, 10, f"Page {self.page_no()}/{{nb}}", align="C")


# Instantiation of inherited class
pdf = PDF()
pdf.add_page()
pdf.set_font("Times", size=12)
for i in range(1, 41):
    pdf.cell(0, 10, f"Printing line number {i}", new_x="LMARGIN", new_y="NEXT")
pdf.output("new-tuto2.pdf")

from fpdf import FPDF


class PDF(FPDF):
    def header(self):
        # Setting font: helvetica bold 15
        self.set_font("helvetica", "B", 15)
        # Calculating width of title and setting cursor position:
        width = self.get_string_width(self.title) + 6
        self.set_x((210 - width) / 2)
        # Setting colors for frame, background and text:
        self.set_draw_color(0, 80, 180)
        self.set_fill_color(230, 230, 0)
        self.set_text_color(220, 50, 50)
        # Setting thickness of the frame (1 mm)
        self.set_line_width(1)
        # Printing title:
        self.cell(
            width,
            9,
            self.title,
            border=1,
            new_x="LMARGIN",
            new_y="NEXT",
            align="C",
            fill=True,
        )
        # Performing a line break:
        self.ln(10)

    def footer(self):
        # Setting position at 1.5 cm from bottom:
        self.set_y(-15)
        # Setting font: helvetica italic 8
        self.set_font("helvetica", "I", 8)
        # Setting text color to gray:
        self.set_text_color(128)
        # Printing page number
        self.cell(0, 10, f"Page {self.page_no()}", align="C")

    def chapter_title(self, num, label):
        # Setting font: helvetica 12
        self.set_font("helvetica", "", 12)
        # Setting background color
        self.set_fill_color(200, 220, 255)
        # Printing chapter name:
        self.cell(
            0,
            6,
            f"Chapter {num} : {label}",
            new_x="LMARGIN",
            new_y="NEXT",
            align="L",
            fill=True,
        )
        # Performing a line break:
        self.ln(4)

    def chapter_body(self, filepath):
        # Reading text file:
        with open(filepath, "rb") as fh:
            txt = fh.read().decode("latin-1")
        # Setting font: Times 12
        self.set_font("Times", size=12)
        # Printing justified text:
        self.multi_cell(0, 5, txt)
        # Performing a line break:
        self.ln()
        # Final mention in italics:
        self.set_font(style="I")
        self.cell(0, 5, "(end of excerpt)")

    def print_chapter(self, num, title, filepath):
        self.add_page()
        self.chapter_title(num, title)
        self.chapter_body(filepath)


pdf = PDF()
pdf.set_title("20000 Leagues Under the Seas")
pdf.set_author("Jules Verne")
pdf.print_chapter(1, "A RUNAWAY REEF", "20k_c1.txt")
pdf.print_chapter(2, "THE PROS AND CONS", "20k_c1.txt")
pdf.output("tuto3.pdf")

from fpdf import FPDF


class PDF(FPDF):
    def header(self):
        self.set_font("helvetica", "B", 15)
        width = self.get_string_width(self.title) + 6
        self.set_x((210 - width) / 2)
        self.set_draw_color(0, 80, 180)
        self.set_fill_color(230, 230, 0)
        self.set_text_color(220, 50, 50)
        self.set_line_width(1)
        self.cell(
            width,
            9,
            self.title,
            border=1,
            new_x="LMARGIN",
            new_y="NEXT",
            align="C",
            fill=True,
        )
        self.ln(10)

    def footer(self):
        self.set_y(-15)
        self.set_font("helvetica", "I", 8)
        self.set_text_color(128)
        self.cell(0, 10, f"Page {self.page_no()}", align="C")

    def chapter_title(self, num, label):
        self.set_font("helvetica", "", 12)
        self.set_fill_color(200, 220, 255)
        self.cell(
            0,
            6,
            f"Chapter {num} : {label}",
            new_x="LMARGIN",
            new_y="NEXT",
            border="L",
            fill=True,
        )
        self.ln(4)

    def chapter_body(self, fname):
        # Reading text file:
        with open(fname, "rb") as fh:
            txt = fh.read().decode("latin-1")
        with self.text_columns(
            ncols=3, gutter=5, text_align="J", line_height=1.19
        ) as cols:
            # Setting font: Times 12
            self.set_font("Times", size=12)
            cols.write(txt)
            cols.ln()
            # Final mention in italics:
            self.set_font(style="I")
            cols.write("(end of excerpt)")

    def print_chapter(self, num, title, fname):
        self.add_page()
        self.chapter_title(num, title)
        self.chapter_body(fname)


pdf = PDF()
pdf.set_title("20000 Leagues Under the Seas")
pdf.set_author("Jules Verne")
pdf.print_chapter(1, "A RUNAWAY REEF", "20k_c1.txt")
pdf.print_chapter(2, "THE PROS AND CONS", "20k_c1.txt")
pdf.output("tuto4.pdf")

import csv
from fpdf import FPDF
from fpdf.fonts import FontFace
from fpdf.enums import TableCellFillMode


with open("countries.txt", encoding="utf8") as csv_file:
    data = list(csv.reader(csv_file, delimiter=","))

pdf = FPDF()
pdf.set_font("helvetica", size=14)

# Basic table:
pdf.add_page()
with pdf.table() as table:
    for data_row in data:
        row = table.row()
        for datum in data_row:
            row.cell(datum)

# Styled table:
pdf.add_page()
pdf.set_draw_color(255, 0, 0)
pdf.set_line_width(0.3)
headings_style = FontFace(emphasis="BOLD", color=255, fill_color=(255, 100, 0))
with pdf.table(
    borders_layout="NO_HORIZONTAL_LINES",
    cell_fill_color=(224, 235, 255),
    cell_fill_mode=TableCellFillMode.ROWS,
    col_widths=(42, 39, 35, 42),
    headings_style=headings_style,
    line_height=6,
    text_align=("LEFT", "CENTER", "RIGHT", "RIGHT"),
    width=160,
) as table:
    for data_row in data:
        row = table.row()
        for datum in data_row:
            row.cell(datum)

pdf.output("tuto5.pdf")

from fpdf import FPDF


pdf = FPDF()

# First page:
pdf.add_page()
pdf.set_font("helvetica", size=20)
pdf.write(5, "To find out what's new in self tutorial, click ")
pdf.set_font(style="U")
link = pdf.add_link(page=2)
pdf.write(5, "here", link)
pdf.set_font()

# Second page:
pdf.add_page()
pdf.image(
    "../docs/fpdf2-logo.png", 10, 10, 50, 0, "", "https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/"
)
pdf.set_left_margin(60)
pdf.set_font_size(18)
pdf.write_html(
    """You can print text mixing different styles using HTML tags: <b>bold</b>, <i>italic</i>,
<u>underlined</u>, or <b><i><u>all at once</u></i></b>!
<br><br>You can also insert links on text, such as <a href="https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/">https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/</a>,
or on an image: the logo is clickable!"""
)
pdf.output("tuto6.pdf")