fillpdf

import os from fillpdf import fillpdfs # Create a dummy PDF (replace with your actual fillable PDF path) # For demonstration, assume 'template.pdf' exists with fields like 'name', 'age', 'is_active' # You would typically create this PDF using a PDF editor. # Example of getting form fields # This step is crucial to know the exact field names in your PDF try: form_fields = fillpdfs.get_form_fields('template.pdf') print("Available form fields:", form_fields) except FileNotFoundError: print("Error: template.pdf not found. Please provide a valid fillable PDF.") # Create a dummy fillable PDF for testing if not present, e.g., using another library or manually # For a real scenario, 'template.pdf' needs to be a pre-existing fillable PDF. exit() # Prepare data to fill the PDF data_to_fill = { 'name': 'John Doe', 'age': '30', 'is_active': 'Yes' # For checkboxes, typically 'Yes'/'Off' or similar strings } input_pdf_path = 'template.pdf' output_filled_pdf_path = 'filled_form.pdf' output_flattened_pdf_path = 'flattened_form.pdf' # Fill the PDF fillpdfs.write_fillable_pdf( input_pdf_path, output_filled_pdf_path, data_to_fill, flatten=False # Set to True to flatten immediately after filling ) print(f"Filled PDF saved to {output_filled_pdf_path}") # Flatten the filled PDF (make fields uneditable) fillpdfs.flatten_pdf( output_filled_pdf_path, output_flattened_pdf_path ) print(f"Flattened PDF saved to {output_flattened_pdf_path}") # You can also insert images or text at specific coordinates if needed # fillpdfs.place_image('image.png', 100, 100, output_flattened_pdf_path, 'output_with_image.pdf', 1) # fillpdfs.place_text_box('my_text_field', 'Some extra text', 200, 200, output_flattened_pdf_path, 'output_with_text.pdf', 1)