XHTML2PDF is a html2pdf converter using the ReportLab Toolkit, the HTML5lib and pyPdf. XHTML2PDF supports HTML 5 and CSS 2.1 (and some of CSS 3). It is completely written in pure Python so it is platform independent.
The main benefit of this tool that a user with Web skills like HTML and CSS is able to generate PDF templates very quickly without learning new technologies.
XHTML2PDF also features easy integration into Python frameworks like CherryPy, Django, Zope, Plone, KID Templating, TurboGears, Google AppEngine (GAE) etc. (see `demo` folder for examples).
Here are some key features of "XHTML2PDF":
· Translates HTML and CSS input into PDF files
· Is written pure Python and therefore platform independent
· Supports document specifics like columns, headers, footers, page numbers, custom Postscript and TrueType fonts, etc.
· Best support for frameworks like Django, Turbogears, CherryPy, Pylons, WSGI
· Simple integration into Python programms
· Also available as stand alone command line tool for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· NEW: New command line option `--base` to specify base path if input comes via STDIN
· FIX: The `keep in frame` feature for tables did not work inside of static frames (Arun Shanker Prasad)
· FIX: Small typos
