[Tutor] Python printing to LPT

[Ken G.]

On 02/12/2011 10:14 AM, Bill Allen wrote:
>
> Is is possible to print directly to an LPT port printer from Python?
>
>
> --Bill
>
I use the following format in my Ubuntu 10.04 usage.  It set up a 
printing file.


import os

     # declare values
month = "02"; date = "11"; year = "2011"

     # open up file
pr = os.popen("lpr", "w")

     #tab two times before printing string
pr.write("\t\tDate of Drawing: "),

     # print the month on the same line and added a space
pr.write(month), pr.write (" " ),

     # print the date on the same line and added a space
pr.write(date), pr.write(" "),

     # print the year on the same line and added a space
pr.write(year), pr.write(" "),

     # print up two line feeds
pr.write("\n"), pr.write("\n")

     # close the print file
pr.close()

will produce the following:

         Date of Drawing:  02 11 2011

      (start of new line here)

Very time consuming and detailing but it work.

Ken