fillpdf

https://pypi.org/project/fillpdf/

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Overview

This is a simple package to make filling pdfs much easier. I have delt with a lot projects that involve manipulating pdfs in python. I found no easy solution for writting, or flattening pdfs, so I decided to make a library to make this task much easier. As a young software engineer I kept this library really simple but practicle and am open to any input for the future!

This project primarily builds upon a forked version of pdfrw called pdfrw2.

• Fills pdfs
• Lists fields in pdf
• Flattens pdfs (Turns to a non-editable pdf)\
• Inserts Images and Text
• Rotate PDFs
• Place Images

Function Documentation

import fillpdf
from fillpdf import fillpdfs

get_form_fields (returns the data_dict)

get_form_fields(input_pdf_path, sort=False, page_number=None)

• input_pdf_path- path to your pdf you want to alter (including the pdf name could just leave as 'blank.pdf' if the pdf is in your current directory)
• sort- sorts the dictionary alphabetically if True, retains the normal pdf order if false
• page_number- (int) pass the page number you want the values from if you are just needing a single pages values or if you want to find which page a key belongs to

For Example:

fillpdfs.get_form_fields('blank.pdf')

print_form_fields (prints the data_dict)

print_form_fields(input_pdf_path, sort=False, page_number=None)

• input_pdf_path- path to your pdf you want to alter (including the pdf name could just leave as 'blank.pdf' if the pdf is in your current directory)
• sort (default = False) - sorts the dictionary alphabetically if True, retains the normal pdf order if false
• page_number- (int) pass the page number you want the values from if you are just needing a single pages values or if you want to find which page a key belongs to. The number passed must be within the page range.

For Example:

fillpdfs.print_form_fields('blank.pdf')

write_fillable_pdf

write_fillable_pdf(input_pdf_path, output_pdf_path, data_dict, flatten=False)

• input_pdf_path- path to your pdf you want to alter (including the pdf name could just leave as 'blank.pdf' if the pdf is in your current directory)
• output_pdf_path- path of where you want your pdf to write to (including the pdf name could just leave as 'new.pdf' to write to current directory)
• data_dict- dictionary that contains the fields to write to as your key and what to write to it as your value (get this from the get_form_fields function)
• flatten (default=False)- If True, then the fields will become uneditable when you write to the pdf.

For Example:

data_dict = {'Address1 Text Box': '500 West Main Street',
'Driving License Check Box': 'Yes',
'Language 1 Check Box': 'Off',}

fillpdfs.write_fillable_pdf('blank.pdf', 'new.pdf', data_dict)

• For radio boxes ('Off' = not filled, 'Yes' = filled)
• For check boxes ('Off' or '' = not filled, 'Yes' = filled)
• For drop downs (Enter the name of the desired drop down option)
• For radio groups ('0' = The first option, '1' = The second option, '2' = the third option, etc.)

flatten_pdf

flatten_pdf(input_pdf_path, output_pdf_path, as_images=False)

• input_pdf_path- path to your pdf you want to alter (including the pdf name could just leave as 'blank.pdf' if the pdf is in your current directory)
• output_pdf_path- path of where you want your pdf to write to (including the pdf name could just leave as 'new.pdf' to write to current directory)
• as_images=False- Default is False meaning it will update each individual annotation and set it to False. True means it will convert to images and then reinsert into the pdf. Try this if the first is not working. (this image technique requires poppler.)

For Example:

fillpdfs.flatten_pdf('new.pdf', 'newflat.pdf')

rotate_page

rotate_page(deg, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number)

• deg- float The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text.
• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path- Path of the new pdf that is generated.
• page_number- Number of the page to get the map of.

For Example:

fillpdfs.rotate_page(90, 'new.pdf', 'template-3.pdf', 1)

place_radiobutton

place_radiobutton(field_name, x, y, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number, width=10, height=10, font_size=12, font_name=None, fill_color=(0.8,0.8,0.8), font_color=(0,0,0)

• field_name- The name you want attatched to the field
• x- The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text.
• y- The y coordinate of the top right corner of the text.
• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path- Path of the new pdf that is generated.
• page_number- Number of the page to get the map of.
• width- The width of the image
• height- The height of the image
• font_size- Size of the text being inserted.
• font_name- The name of the font type you are using. List of available fonts below
• fill_color- The color to use (0,0,0) = white, (1,1,1) = black
• font_color- The color to use (0,0,0) = white, (1,1,1) = black

For Example:

fillpdfs.place_radiobutton(field_name, x, y, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number, width=10, height=10, font_size=12, font_name=None, fill_color=(0.8,0.8,0.8), font_color=(0,0,0))

place_dropdown

place_dropdown(field_name, values, x, y, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number, width=10, height=10, font_size=12, font_name=None, fill_color=(0.8,0.8,0.8), font_color=(0,0,0))

• field_name- The name you want attatched to the field
• values- The values for the dropdown menu. The first value becomes the default.
• x- The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text.
• y- The y coordinate of the top right corner of the text.
• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path- Path of the new pdf that is generated.
• page_number- Number of the page to get the map of.
• width- The width of the image
• height- The height of the image
• font_size- Size of the text being inserted.
• font_name- The name of the font type you are using. https://github.com/t-houssian/fillpdf/blob/main/README.md#fonts
• fill_color- The color to use (0,0,0) = white, (1,1,1) = black
• font_color- The color to use (0,0,0) = white, (1,1,1) = black

For Example

fillpdfs.place_dropdown('dropField-1', ("Frankfurt", "Hamburg", "Stuttgart", "Hannover", "Berlin", "München", "Köln", "Potsdam",), 0, 0, 'sample_pdf.pdf', 'template-3.pdf', 1, width=100, height=20, font_size=16)

place_text_box

place_text_box(field_name, prefilled_text, x, y, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number, width=10, height=10, font_size=12, font_name=None, fill_color=(0.8,0.8,0.8), font_color=(0,0,0)):

• field_name- The name you want attatched to the field
• prefilled_text- The text you want prefilled in this widget
• x- The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text.
• y- The y coordinate of the top right corner of the text.
• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path- Path of the new pdf that is generated.
• page_number- Number of the page to get the map of.
• width- The width of the image
• height- The height of the image
• font_size- Size of the text being inserted.
• font_name- The name of the font type you are using. https://github.com/t-houssian/fillpdf/blob/main/README.md#fonts
• fill_color- The color to use (0,0,0) = white, (1,1,1) = black
• font_color- The color to use (0,0,0) = white, (1,1,1) = black

For Example

fillpdfs.place_text_box('form text', 'textfield-1', 0, 0, 'sample_pdf.pdf', 'template-3.pdf', 1, width=100, height=20, font_size=16)

place_image

place_image(file_name, x, y, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number, width=10, height=10)

• file_name- The path of the file to be placed in the image
• x- The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text.
• y- The y coordinate of the top right corner of the text.
• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path- Path of the new pdf that is generated.
• page_number- Number of the page to get the map of.
• width- The width of the image
• height- The height of the image

For Example

fillpdfs.place_image('mush.png', 50, 50, 'template-2.pdf', 'template-3.pdf', 1, width=200, height=200)

place_text

place_text(text, x, y, input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number, font_size=12, font_name="helv", color=None)

• text- The string you want to be place in the document
• x- The x coordinate of the top left corner of the text.
• y- The y coordinate of the top right corner of the text.
• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path- Path of the new pdf that is generated.
• page_number- Number of the page to get the map of.
• width- The width of the image
• height- The height of the image

For Example

fillpdfs.place_text('Yo', 50, 50, 'template-2.pdf', 'template-3.pdf', 1)

get_coordinate_map

get_coordinate_map(input_pdf_path, output_map_path, page_number=1):

• input_pdf_path- Path to the pdf you want the fields from.
• output_map_path