[Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 37, Issue 22

[Steve Maguire]

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk>
> To:
> Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:48:20 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Printing labels
> Steve Maguire wrote:
> > I am a Python beginner.  For my first task I wanted to fix a program
> that I
> > originally wrote in Excel with VBA.  I want to create a mySQL database
> > holding my DVD collection, edit it in Python, and print labels for the
> > cases
> > with an index for filing and a catalog of all the titles their indices.
> >
> > To print the labels the way I want, I will need extended control over
> the
> > printer:  positioning the printer precisely and changing fonts, colors,
> and
> > background colors.  Is there a public python library that could give me
> > this
> > level of control?
>
> Best bet is probably using Reportlab (http://reportlab.org) to generate
> PDF. Their platypus layout scheme is very flexible, and you may even
> find someone's already done labels as an example.
>
> TJG
>
>
Thanks Tim.  I'll check that out right away.
Steve
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