Notes

Install the Library

pip install reportlab

Sample Code

from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas

def create_pdf(filename):
c = canvas.Canvas(filename, pagesize=letter)
width, height = letter

# Draw a title
c.setFont("Helvetica", 24)
c.drawCentredString(width / 2.0, height - 50, "Sample PDF Document")

# Draw some text
c.setFont("Helvetica", 12)
c.drawString(100, height - 100, "This is a sample line of text.")

# Save the PDF
c.save()

create_pdf("sample.pdf")

2. Generating a Word Document

You can use the python-docx library to create a Word document.

Install the Library

pip install python-docx

Sample Code

from docx import Document

def create_word_doc(filename):
doc = Document()

# Add a title
doc.add_heading('Sample Word Document', 0)

# Add some text
doc.add_paragraph('This is a sample paragraph in the Word document.')

# Save the document
doc.save(filename)

create_word_doc("sample.docx")

Summary

• PDF Documents: Use the reportlab library.
• Word Documents: Use the python-docx library.