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convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python.md

Learn how to convert XML to PDF in Python.

https://blog.aspose.com/pdf/convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python/

The following topics will be covered in this article:

1. Python Library to Convert XML to PDF
2. Convert XML to PDF in Python
3. Generate PDF from XML in Python
4. Convert XML to PDF Online
5. Learning Resources

convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python_data.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<catalog>
  <cd>
	<Content>Hello World!</Content>
    <title>Empire Burlesque</title>
    <artist>Bob Dylan</artist>
    <country>USA</country>
    <company>Columbia</company>
    <price>10.90</price>
    <year>1985</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>Hide your heart</title>
    <artist>Bonnie Tyler</artist>
    <country>UK</country>
    <company>CBS Records</company>
    <price>9.90</price>
    <year>1988</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>Greatest Hits</title>
    <artist>Dolly Parton</artist>
    <country>USA</country>
    <company>RCA</company>
    <price>9.90</price>
    <year>1982</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>Still got the blues</title>
    <artist>Gary Moore</artist>
    <country>UK</country>
    <company>Virgin records</company>
    <price>10.20</price>
    <year>1990</year>
  </cd>
  <cd>
    <title>Eros</title>
    <artist>Eros Ramazzotti</artist>
    <country>EU</country>
    <company>BMG</company>
    <price>9.90</price>
    <year>1997</year>
  </cd>
</catalog>

convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python_from_data.py

import aspose.pdf as ap

# Create a new PDF document
pdfDocument = ap.Document();

# Transform and bind XML
pdfDocument.bind_xml( "C:\\Files\\data.xml",  "C:\\Files\\template.xslt");

# Generate PDF from XML
pdfDocument.save( "C:\\Files\\generated-pdf-table.pdf");

convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python_sample.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Document xmlns="Aspose.Pdf">
  <Page>
    <TextFragment>
      <TextSegment>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla odio lorem, luctus in lorem vitae, accumsan semper lectus. Cras a auctor leo, et tincidunt lacus.</TextSegment>
    </TextFragment>
  </Page>
</Document>

convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python_simple.py

import aspose.pdf as ap

# Create a new PDF document
pdfDocument = ap.Document();

# Transform and bind XML
pdfDocument.bind_xml( "C:\\Files\\sample.xml");

# Generate PDF from XML
pdfDocument.save( "C:\\Files\\generated-pdf.pdf");

convert-xml-to-pdf-in-python_template.xslt

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:template match="/">
  <Document xmlns="Aspose.Pdf">
  <Page>
	 <PageInfo IsLandscape="false" Height="595" Width="420">
      <Margin Top="71" Bottom="71" Left="28" Right="28" />
    </PageInfo>
    <Header>
        <Margin Top="20" />
        <Table ColumnAdjustment="AutoFitToWindow">
            <Row>
                <Cell Alignment="1">
                    <TextFragment>
                        <TextSegment>Date: 11/01/2024</TextSegment>
                    </TextFragment>
                </Cell>
                <Cell Alignment="3">
                    <TextFragment>
                        <TextSegment>Page $p / $P</TextSegment>
                    </TextFragment>
                </Cell>
            </Row>
        </Table>
    </Header>
    <HtmlFragment>
      <![CDATA[
        <h1 style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:16pt;">My CD Collection</h1>
        ]]>
    </HtmlFragment>
    <TextFragment>
      <TextSegment>Welcome</TextSegment>
    </TextFragment>
	<Table ColumnAdjustment="AutoFitToWindow" ColumnWidths ="10 10 10 10">
      <DefaultCellPadding Top="5" Left="0" Right="0" Bottom="5" />
      <Border>
        <Top Color="Black"></Top>
        <Bottom Color="Black"></Bottom>
        <Left Color="Black"></Left>
        <Right Color="Black"></Right>
      </Border>
      <Margin Top="15" />
      <Row BackgroundColor="LightGray" MinRowHeight="20">
        <Border>
          <Bottom Color="Black"></Bottom>
        </Border>
        <Cell Alignment="2">
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment>Title</TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
        <Cell>
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment>Artist</TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
        <Cell>
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment>Price</TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
        <Cell>
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment>Year</TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
      </Row>
	  <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
		<Row>
        <Cell Alignment="2">
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment><xsl:value-of select="title"/></TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
        <Cell>
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment><xsl:value-of select="artist"/></TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
        <Cell>
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment><xsl:value-of select="price"/></TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
        <Cell>
          <TextFragment>
            <TextSegment><xsl:value-of select="year"/></TextSegment>
          </TextFragment>
        </Cell>
      </Row>
	  </xsl:for-each>
    </Table>
  </Page>
</Document>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>