Create PDF with Python | Part 2

How to create a pdf with Python using the simple library FPDF2. This is part 2 of a 4 part series where we go over how to create a pdf with Python and eventually automate the creation of reports and invoices. In this video we go over how to add an image, auto page breaks, headers, and footers (including page number and total page count).

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0:00 Intro
0:46 Code Review
1:17 Many lines
2:58 Page Break
3:52 Break Margin
4:11 Header Footer Overview
4:48 Add Header
8:43 Add Footer
9:39 Add Page Number

[ChartExplorers]

Hi everyone, fpdf2 has fixed the page number bug if if you have fpdf2 version 2.3.1 or greater you will now get the following error.
TypeError: alias_nb_pages() missing 1 required positional argument
What we can do is change our page number in the footer method to:
self.cell(0, 10, f'Page {self.page_no()}/nb', align='C')

And then add the argumuent alias ='nb' when we call the alias_nb_pages method.

[chrisbagshaw]

I’m surprised your channel isn’t bigger! Best python tips on YouTube!

[miguelsantiago]

i'm happy because your channel exists

[usmankhawar]

Thanks Man. Your Header and Footer Guide Helped.

[Knight_Sky]

Hello I'm a newbie in python, how can I fix this issue?

DeprecationWarning: The parameter "ln" is deprecated. Instead of ln=1 use new_x=XPos.LMARGIN, new_y=YPos.NEXT.
pdf.cell(0, 10, f'this line {1} :D', ln=1)

[roamv]

please help me to do make crm database in sqlite3 to pdf, thanks for your response

[joshuathain]

A video on how to make a Table of Content page would be awesome! Thank you for your videos they have been a massive help

[eduardozaratemontalvo]

Thanks a lot..!! A fantastic video, a very clear explanation..! Good Job..!! :DD Once again, Thanks..!! Keep it going..!

[runner]

In January 2023, the "ln" function for a page break is deprecated. I've found a solution for use with pdf.cell() but don't see how to implement that in the "title" class.

[NebulaLoomVentures]

Sir cannot add the header and footer why help me sir

[taharataminpronoy]

Watching this video on 8th April 2021. The update to show total page number through nb is here and it is working.

[GaneshJadhav-flzz]

Reading Image (self.image) stucks the program execution

[gammasquare]

thanks, I have question if I use Arabic language how can write it in code because there is error in code

[leonancancela]

Hi everyone, i have one qustion.
How I createA PDF with the canvas from the HTML form?

[the_data_hunter]

Thank u for the video!!! Can you pls explain how to create templates?

[rhysbennett]

Please make more videos, i need the help!!!

[mr.goldmanbachmajorian]

How do I print a dictionary in pdf using fpdf ?

[hellofrombd]

Would you please Create a video about regular expression, how to extract specific word from a cell. Specially (.+?) what does it means and others. 😊😊

[TheJonnysmith]

Thanks for the videos, my header isn't show up at all, nothing under the class is included in the PDF, it's like the code just ignores the whole class. I'm also getting a swiggerly line under the "fpdf" in the top line "from fpdf import FPDF". With the error the import couldn't be resolved. Any ideas?

[vaibhavgandhi]

Like you have shown margin at bottom can you tell me how to give margin from Top, i have sample pdf template and i want to append data in that template file. But i have some design at top side of sample template which is not allowing my data to append operation. So can you tell how can i keep margin at top and below that my data frame. If you you can it will be great help! Thanks!!!