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How to convert web page to PDF from link for HTML to PDF API in Python and ByteScout Cloud API Server

Step-by-step tutorial:How to convert web page to PDF from link to have HTML to PDF API in Python

On this page, you will find sample source codes which show you how to handle a complex task, such as, HTML to PDF API in Python. ByteScout Cloud API Server was designed to assist HTML to PDF API in Python. ByteScout Cloud API Server is the ready to deploy Web API Server that can be deployed in less than thirty minutes into your own in-house Windows server (no Internet connnection is required to process data!) or into private cloud server. Can store data on in-house local server based storage or in Amazon AWS S3 bucket. Processing data solely on the server using built-in ByteScout powered engine, no cloud services are used to process your data!.

The SDK samples displayed below below explain how to quickly make your application do HTML to PDF API in Python with the help of ByteScout Cloud API Server. Open your Python project and simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Use of ByteScout Cloud API Server in Python is also described in the documentation given along with the product.

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ConvertWebPageToPdfFromLink.py

      import os
import requests # pip install requests

# Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". 
# If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url.

# Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
BASE_URL = "https://localhost"

# URL of web page to convert to PDF document.
SourceUrl = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page"
# Destination PDF file name
DestinationFile = ".\\result.pdf"


def main(args = None):
    convertHTMLToPDF(SourceUrl, DestinationFile)


def convertHTMLToPDF(uploadedFileUrl, destinationFile):
    """Converts HTML to PDF using PDF.co Web API"""

    # Prepare URL for 'HTML To PDF' API request
    url = "{}/pdf/convert/from/url?name={}&url={}".format(
        BASE_URL,
        os.path.basename(destinationFile),
        uploadedFileUrl
    )

    # Execute request and get response as JSON
    response = requests.get(url, headers={  "content-type": "application/octet-stream" })
    if (response.status_code == 200):
        json = response.json()

        if json["error"] == False:
            #  Get URL of result file
            resultFileUrl = json["url"]            
            # Download result file
            r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True)
            if (r.status_code == 200):
                with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file:
                    for chunk in r:
                        file.write(chunk)
                print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.")
            else:
                print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
        else:
            # Show service reported error
            print(json["message"])
    else:
        print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()