[Tutor] Printing txt files in landscape from python

[Terry Carroll]

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, [ISO-8859-1] János Juhász wrote:

> do you have any idea, how I can send a txt file to the default printer in 
> landscape view with python on windows.
> I wanted to set up just the char size and the orientation of the printout.

I've gotten a crush on wxPython, now that it's nicely documented in the 
"wxPython in Action" book.

Take a look at http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/Printing for a 
discussion of printing.

Here's an example on printing, copying the code from "Code Sample - Easy 
Printing" on that page.


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# this part copied from URL above:

from wx.html import HtmlEasyPrinting

class Printer(HtmlEasyPrinting):
    def __init__(self):
        HtmlEasyPrinting.__init__(self)

    def GetHtmlText(self,text):
        "Simple conversion of text.  Use a more powerful version"
        html_text = text.replace('\n\n','<P>')
        html_text = text.replace('\n', '<BR>')
        return html_text

    def Print(self, text, doc_name):
        self.SetHeader(doc_name)
        self.PrintText(self.GetHtmlText(text),doc_name)

    def PreviewText(self, text, doc_name):
        self.SetHeader(doc_name)
        HtmlEasyPrinting.PreviewText(self, self.GetHtmlText(text))

# now, using it:

text_to_print = """
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.
"""

app = wx.PySimpleApp()  
p = Printer()
p.Print(text_to_print, "Amend 1")

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This works, and gives you (well, the user) the option of printing 
landscape.

I'm not sure how to go about specifying a font.  I suspect you'll have to 
go with the more heavyweight "Code Sample - `(wx)Printout` Printing" 
examplefor that.