Python Planner
After searching for a PDF weekly planner for my iPad I decided to try and create one with python.
I made a repo instead of just posting the PDF so if desired users can modify the code and create a modified planner that suits their needs better
Options/Settings
There are a few variables early in the code that can be adjusted to change the calendar
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| YEAR | Year to base the planner on |
| include_mini_cal | Whether to include a calendar of the month in the bottom right corner of each page |
| extra_rows_monday | How many extra rows to include for the first day of the week (Monday) |
| rows_per_day | How many lines to have in each day. The size of each day is based of the padding variables and the page size. |
PDF Library
Implemented
I ended up choosing FPDF because it seemed to have the best documentation.
I was able to perform all desired operations fairly simply with it, so I am happy with the choice.
Considered
- pyPdf - Doesn't seem to have recent documentation
- PyPDF2 - Contains a class labeled
PdfFileWriter - PyPDF4 - Doesn't appear to have any documentation
- FPDF
- ReportLab - Definitely has ability to create PDFs
- pdfrw - seems to be more based around editing rather than creating
- PDFMiner - "PDFMiner is a text extraction tool for PDF documents."