PyFPDF
The pure Python PyFPDF library is a lightweight way to create PDFs, including maps. Because the PDF format is a widely used standard, PDFs are commonly used to distribute maps. You can install it via PyPI as fpdf.
The official name of the software is PyFPDF because it is a part of the PHP language module called fpdf. This module uses a concept called a cell to lay items out at specific locations on a page. As a quick example, we’ll import the hancock.png image we created in the PIL example into a PDF called map.pdf to create a simple PDF map. The map will have header text at the top that says Hancock County Boundary, followed by the map image:
import fpdf
# PDF constructor:
# Portrait, millimeter units, A4 page size
pdf=fpdf.FPDF("P", "mm", "A4")
# create a new page
pdf.add_page()
# Set font: arial, bold, size 20
pdf.set_font('Arial','B',20)
# Layout cell: 160 x 25mm, title, no border, centered
pdf.cell(160,25,&apos...
