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waylan/pdf_columns.py

Created June 28, 2021 19:57
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pdf_columns.py
from weasyprint import HTML
CONTENT = """
<html>
<head>
<style>
h1 {
padding: .5em 0;
background-color: lightskyblue;
}
ul {
columns: 4;
column-gap: normal; /*normal = 1em*/
list-style-type: none;
padding-left: 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Section Heading</h1>
<ul>
<li>Absolute Zero</li>
<li>Acid green</li>
<li>Aero</li>
<li>Aero blue</li>
<li>African violet</li>
<li>Air superiority blue</li>
<li>Alabaster</li>
<li>Alice blue</li>
<li>Alizarin</li>
<li>Alloy orange</li>
<li>Almond</li>
<li>Amaranth</li>
<li>Amaranth deep purple</li>
<li>Amaranth pink</li>
<li>Amaranth purple</li>
<li>Amaranth red</li>
<li>Amazon</li>
<li>Amber</li>
<li>Amethyst</li>
<li>Android green</li>
<li>Antique brass</li>
<li>Antique bronze</li>
<li>Antique fuchsia</li>
<li>Antique white</li>
<li>Ao (English)</li>
<li>Apple green</li>
<li>Apricot</li>
<li>Aqua</li>
<li>Aquamarine</li>
<li>Arctic lime</li>
<li>Army green</li>
<li>Artichoke</li>
<li>Arylide yellow</li>
<li>Ash grey</li>
<li>Asparagus</li>
<li>Atomic tangerine</li>
<li>Auburn</li>
<li>Aureolin</li>
<li>Avocado</li>
<li>Azure</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
"""
html = HTML(string=CONTENT)
html.write_pdf('columns.pdf')
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waylan commented Jun 28, 2021

Here is what the output looks like:

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