The Python PDF Library

HTML to PDF Run

from ironpdf import *

# Instantiate Renderer
renderer = ChromePdfRenderer()
 
# Create a PDF from a HTML string using Python
pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>")
 
# Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf")

# Advanced Example with HTML Assets
# Load external html assets: Images, CSS and JavaScript.
# An optional BasePath 'C:\site\assets\' is set as the file location to load assets from
myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", r"C:\site\assets")
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf")

HTML File to PDF Run

from ironpdf import *

# Instantiate Renderer
renderer = ChromePdfRenderer()

# Create a PDF from an existing HTML file using Python
pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("example.html")

# Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf")

URL to PDF Run

from ironpdf import *

# Instantiate Renderer
renderer = ChromePdfRenderer()

# Create a PDF from a URL or local file path
pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/")

# Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("url.pdf")

 Images To PDF
from ironpdf import *

# One or more images as a list. This example selects all JPEG images in a specific 'assets' folder.
image_files = [os.path.join("assets", f) for f in os.listdir("assets") if f.lower().endswith(('.jpg', '.jpeg'))]

directory_list = List[str]()
for i in range(len(image_files)):
    directory_list.Add(image_files[i])

# Converts the images to a PDF and save it.
ImageToPdfConverter.ImageToPdf(directory_list).SaveAs("composite.pdf")

# Also see PdfDocument.RasterizeToImageFiles() method to flatten a PDF to images or thumbnails

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