idevpy / pdf-form-fill

Django app that maps model fields and methods to fields in a PDF form

pdf-form-fill

A Django app that maps a model's fields and methods to fields in a PDF form, think of it as mail merge but with a PDF as a template. Useful when you are only allowed to use predefined forms in a project for output.

Installation

• Python 2.6
• Django 1.0+
• pdftk (PDF tool kit)

Setting up

Add to an existing project in settings.INSTALLED_APPS. Execute manager syncdb to created the necesary database tables.

Usage

Design the model to PDF field mapping using the admin interface. Call generate_form() to produce a resulting PDF file merged from the original PDF form and the model's data.

License

pdf-form-fill is licensed under the terms of the GNU License version 3, see the included LICENSE file.