Writing a simple PDF document

PDF files are a common format for shared reports. The main characteristic of PDF documents is that they define exactly how the document is going to look and be printed, and they are read-only after being produced. This makes them very straightforward to use to transmit information.

In this recipe, we'll see how to write a simple PDF report using Python.

Getting ready

We'll use the fpdf module to create PDF documents:

$ echo "fpdf==1.7.2" >> requirements.txt 
$ pip install -r requirements.txt 

How to do it...

1. Import the fpdf module:

   >>> import fpdf
   

2. Create a document:

   >>> document = fpdf.FPDF()
   

3. Define the font and color for a title, and add the first page:

   >>> document.set_font('Times', 'B', 14)
   >>> document.set_text_color(19, 83, 173)
   >>> document.add_page()
   

4. Write the...