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date: 2008/08/22 17:51
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slug: BB737
tags: programming, python, rst2pdf
title: Giving rst2pdf some love
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updated: 2008/08/22 17:51
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Because of a thread in `the PyAr list`_ about generating reports from Python, I suggested using ReST_ and my rst2pdf_ script.

This caused a few things:

1) I decided it's a pretty decent piece of code, and it deserves a release_. Making a release means I needed to fix the most embarrasing pieces of it. So...

2) Implemented the class directive, so it can have custom paragraph styles with very little effort.

3) Did proper command line parsing.

4) Did proper setuptools script

5) Uploaded to PyPI

6) Created a release in Google Code.

So, if you want the simplest way to generate PDF files from a program in the entire pythonic universe... give it a look.

.. _release: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/rst2pdf/0.2


.. _rst2pdf: http://rst2pdf.googlecode.com

.. _rest: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html


.. _the PyAr list: http://mx.grulic.org.ar/lurker/thread/20080822.175519.f792ff77.es.html