Python uses pdfkit to generate pdf [python]

1. Install pdfkit

pip3 install pdfkit

Code:

html = ''
'< body>

' % text

pdfkit.from_string(html,'./result.pdf') or pdfkit.from_file(1.html,'./result.pdf')

2. Test run

Error after running python3 test.py

If this file exists please check that this process can read it. Otherwise please install wkhtmltopdf - https://github.com/JazzCore/python-pdfkit/wiki/Installing-wkhtmltopdf

Missing: wkhtmltopdf to install yum install wkhtmltopdf

github address: https://github.com/JazzCore/python-pdfkit/wiki/Installing-wkhtmltopdf

Official website: https://wkhtmltopdf.org/downloads.html

3. Continue to report error###

OSError: wkhtmltopdf: cannot connect to X server

Install xvfb

yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb

Generate the script wkhtmltopdf.sh in the /usr/bin/ directory and write the command

vim /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf.sh

Write in the .sh file: xvfb-run -a --server-args="-screen 0, 1024x768x24" /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf -q $*

chmod a+x /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf.sh

ln -s /usr/bin/wkhtmltopdf.sh /usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf

Start Xserver: wkhtmltopdf http://www.baidu.com a.pdf

If the code is garbled at noon or the error is related to format

Reference: https://blog.csdn.net/q490880/article/details/81121246