How To Export File As PDF In PyQt5

In this PyQt5 article i want to show you How To Export File As PDF In PyQt5, so Exporting File As PDF In PyQt5 is so simple and easy. also we are using some codes from the previous articles, in this article we will use QPrinter from PyQt5.

 

 

What is PyQt5 QPrinter ?

PyQt5 QPrinter is a class in the PyQt5 library that allows you to create and manage printer objects, which can be used to print documents or to generate PDF files. QPrinter class provides a way to specify different printing options such as the printer’s output format, the page layout and the number of copies to print.

with QPrinter, you can set up a printer object and then use it to print documents from your PyQt5 application. you can choose the printer to use, set the paper size and orientation and specify the margins for the printed pages. you can also specify whether to print in color or black and white, and whether to use a specific resolution.

In addition to printing documents, QPrinter also allows you to create PDF files from your PyQt5 application. you can use QPrinter to generate PDF file from your application’s data, and then save the file to disk or send it to a remote server.

 

 

 

Also you can read more Python GUI articles in the below links

• Kivy GUI Development Tutorials
• TKinter GUI Development Tutorials
• Psyide2 GUI Development 
• wxPython GUI Development Tutorials
• PyQt5 GUI Development Tutorials

 

 

 

First we need some imports.

 

 

After that iam going to create my Window class that extends from QMainWindow class and in that class we create a method of CreateMenu() and in that class we add our menu requirements and methods that we have learned in the previous article. in this article we just focus that How To Export File As PDF In PyQt5.

 

 

 

Now we create a method for printPDF() and we create our PrintPDF code in that method.

 

 

Also every PyQt5 application must create an application object.

 

 

Finally, we enter the mainloop of the application. The event handling starts from this point. 

 

 

 

 

Run the complete code this will be the result 

 

 

 

 

Complete Source Code For This Article

The above example is a PyQt5 application, and it demonstrates how to export files as PDF. It creates a graphical user interface (GUI) with a text editor where users can enter and edit text. The application includes a menu bar and toolbar with options for printing, previewing and exporting the document as a PDF file.

The main features of the application include:

• We created QMainWindow subclass to define the main window of the application.
• We add actions to the menu bar and toolbar for common operations such as copying, saving, pasting, changing font and color, printing, previewing and exporting as PDF.
• Also we implements dialog windows for font selection, color selection, printing, and print preview.
• And also we use QPrinter to handle printing and PDF export functionalities. The printDialog() function opens a dialog for printing the document, while the printPDF() function allows users to export the document as a PDF file.

 

 

 

FAQs:

 

What is PyQt5 QPrinter?

PyQt5 QPrinter is a class in the PyQt5 library, and it is used for creating and managing printer objects. These objects can be used to print documents or generate PDF files. QPrinter provides different options such as setting the output format, page layout, number of copies, etc.

 

 

Can I export any type of document as PDF in PyQt5?

Yes, you can export different types of documents such as text files, rich text documents, HTML files, etc., as PDF in PyQt5. You can load the document content into a QTextEdit or QTextDocument widget and then use QPrinter to export it as PDF.