Example of using core graphics from quartz to make a pdf file, using Apple built in python bindings

quartzexample.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#tested on 10.12 and 10.13
import Quartz
from Quartz.CoreGraphics import *
import Cocoa

import random


random.seed()

url  = Cocoa.CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPath(None,"/tmp/pdftest.pdf",kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle,False)
pr = CGRectMake(0,0,1000,1000)
page = CGPDFContextCreateWithURL(url, pr, None)
CGPDFContextBeginPage(page, None)
CGContextStrokeRect(page,pr)
for i in range(0,100):
    x = random.randrange(0,900)
    y = random.randrange(0,900)
    w = random.randrange(0,200)
    h = random.randrange(0,200)
    linewidth = 3.0*random.random()
    CGContextSetLineWidth(page, linewidth)
    r   = CGRectMake(x,y,w,h)
    CGContextStrokeRect(page,r)
CGPDFContextEndPage(page)
CGPDFContextClose(page)

For my M1 running python3 on Monterery, I had to pip3 install -U pyobjc as per the instructions on https://pyobjc.readthedocs.io/