B4J Code Snippet [PyBridge] Create pdf with fpdf2

fpdf2

fpdf2 - minimalist PDF creation library for Python

py-pdf.github.io

This is a console app, based on the console template: [PyBridge] Console (non-ui) project template

Dependency: pip install fpdf2

'Html - html string
'img - Background image. Can be array of bytes or a string with the path to the image file.
Public Sub HtmlToPDF (Html As Object, img As Object) As PyWrapper
    Dim Code As String = $"
import fpdf

def HtmlToPDF (Html, img):
    pdf = fpdf.FPDF()
    pdf.add_page()
    if not img is None:
        pdf.image(img, x=0, y=0, w=210, h=297)
    pdf.write_html(Html)
    return pdf.output()
"$
    Return Py.RunCode("HtmlToPDF", Array(Html, img), Code)
End Sub

 

[Theera]

Hi Erel,
After I've downloaded example for learning,I clicked the global python linked for install fpdf (pip install fpdf2) and ran it. I've error message.
How do I solve it,please?

Server is listening on port: 51672
Python path: C:\Python\Python313\python.exe
connected
starting PyBridge v1.00
watchdog set to 30 seconds
Connecting to port: 51672
main._appstart (java line: 44)
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.RuntimeException: (main._htmltopdf) - Python Error (TypeError) - Method: function.__call__: argument should be integer or bytes-like object, not 'str'
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:140)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:98)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.Common$3.run(Common.java:1172)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.SimpleMessageLoop.runMessageLoop(SimpleMessageLoop.java:47)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.StandardBA.startMessageLoop(StandardBA.java:43)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.Common.StartMessageLoop(Common.java:181)
at b4j.example.main._appstart(main.java:44)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:578)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:111)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:98)
at b4j.example.main.main(main.java:28)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: (main._htmltopdf) - Python Error (TypeError) - Method: function.__call__: argument should be integer or bytes-like object, not 'str'
at b4j.example.pywrapper.raiseError(pywrapper.java:623)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:578)
at anywheresoftware.b4j.object.JavaObject.RunMethod(JavaObject.java:132)
at b4j.example.pywrapper._getvalue(pywrapper.java:248)
at b4j.example.main$ResumableSub_Start.resume(main.java:204)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.checkAndRunWaitForEvent(BA.java:156)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:105)
... 11 more

 

[Theera]

I'm sorry that I found my problem. I installed fpdf instead of fpdf2.