Efficiently! Python Generates PDF Documents in Batches

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4 min readFeb 6, 2023

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In daily office work, PDF documents are often used, and it is inevitable that PDF documents need to be edited. Sometimes most of the content in PDF documents is the same, but the recipients are different.

In this template application scenario, it is particularly convenient to use Python for automation, and use the shortest time to do the most efficient things.

Today I will show you how to use Python to automatically apply templates to generate PDF documents like the one below in batches.

1. Prepare

Before starting, you need to make sure that Python and pip have been successfully installed on your computer.

Open Cmd (Start-Run-CMD) in Windows environment, open Terminal (command+space to enter Terminal) in Apple system environment, and prepare to start typing commands to install dependencies.

Of course, I recommend that you use the VSCode editor, copy the code of this article, and run the command in the terminal below the editor to install the dependent modules . What a comfortable thing:

Enter the following command in the terminal to install the dependent modules we need:

pip install fpdf

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Lead Author: Yaokun Lin, Actuary | ML Practitioner | Apply Tomorrow's Technology to Solve Today's Problems