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With the more general use of python for access to database<br>
information, numpy and scipy analysis, and web posting, it seems
that<br>
there should be more and better means of reporting from python. Some
of the existing tools are too low-level for general use (such as
Reportlab). <br>
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As far as I can tell, there are no tools that approach the
high-level functionality<br>
of Proc Report, as used in SAS. Pagination with headers and footers,<br>
and column-spanning headers are some specific tool limitations. I<br>
believe that there would be even more usage of python in science and<br>
industry if there were better tools for reporting.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
~Thomas<br>
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