How to dynamically generate graphics and PDFs using Python an jinja

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  • Flask

    The Python micro framework for building web applications.

    A few days ago I was searching the internet for a guide on how to use the jinja library to enable a flask application to generate PDF documents. Since I didn't find anything comprehensible on google, here are my findings and the (partially hacky) code i wrote.

  • Jinja2

    A very fast and expressive template engine.

    jinja: Default templating engine for and dependency of flask

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  • segno

    Python QR Code and Micro QR Code encoder

    segno: QR-code generator in python that is capable of SVG output

  • CairoSVG

    Convert your vector images

    cairosvg: Provides the SVG-to-PDF Converter

  • flask-sqlalchemy

    Adds SQLAlchemy support to Flask

    flask-sqlalchemy: ORM for database access

  • flask-login

    Flask user session management.

    flask-login: Provides access to the current username

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