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html to pdf using pdfkit and wkhtmltopdf
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create_pdf_using_pdfkit_and_wkhtml.py
import pdfkit
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.template import loader
def create_pdf(request):
"""
url: https://learnbatta.com/blog/django-html-to-pdf-using-pdfkit-and-wkhtmltopdf-5/
"""
html = loader.render_to_string('invoice.html', {})
output= pdfkit.from_string(html, output_path=False)
response = HttpResponse(content_type="application/pdf")
response.write(output)
return response
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invoice.html
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>A simple, clean, and responsive HTML invoice template</title>
<style>
body{
background: #ececec;
}
.invoice-box {
max-width: 800px;
margin: auto;
padding: 30px;
border: 1px solid #eee;
box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 24px;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
color: #555;
}
.invoice-box table {
width: 100%;
line-height: inherit;
text-align: left;
}
.invoice-box table td {
padding: 5px;
vertical-align: top;
}
.invoice-box table tr td:nth-child(2) {
text-align: right;
}
.invoice-box table tr.top table td {
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
.invoice-box table tr.top table td.title {
font-size: 45px;
line-height: 45px;
color: #333;
}
.invoice-box table tr.information table td {
padding-bottom: 40px;
}
.invoice-box table tr.heading td {
background: #eee;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
font-weight: bold;
}
.invoice-box table tr.details td {
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
.invoice-box table tr.item td{
border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}
.invoice-box table tr.item.last td {
border-bottom: none;
}
.invoice-box table tr.total td:nth-child(2) {
border-top: 2px solid #eee;
font-weight: bold;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
.invoice-box table tr.top table td {
width: 100%;
display: block;
text-align: center;
}
.invoice-box table tr.information table td {
width: 100%;
display: block;
text-align: center;
}
}
/** RTL **/
.rtl {
direction: rtl;
font-family: Tahoma, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
.rtl table {
text-align: right;
}
.rtl table tr td:nth-child(2) {
text-align: left;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHhHErvXcAEQd2l.jpg"/>
<div class="invoice-box">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr class="top">
<td colspan="2">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
Invoice #: 123<br>
Created: January 1, 2018<br>
Due: February 1, 2018
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="information">
<td colspan="2">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
Learnbatta, Inc.<br>
12345 Sunny Road<br>
Sunnyville, CA 12345
</td>
<td>
Acme Corp.<br>
John Doe<br>
[email protected]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="heading">
<td>
Payment Method
</td>
<td>
Check #
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="details">
<td>
Check
</td>
<td>
1000
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="heading">
<td>
Item
</td>
<td>
Price
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="item">
<td>
Website design
</td>
<td>
$300.00
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="item">
<td>
Hosting (3 months)
</td>
<td>
$75.00
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="item last">
<td>
Domain name (1 year)
</td>
<td>
$10.00
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="total">
<td></td>
<td>
Total: $385.00
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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