reportlabのplatypusを使ってtableを描画するサンプル。wrapOnを呼びなさいということ

tablesample.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4
from reportlab.lib.units import mm

from reportlab.pdfbase import pdfmetrics
from reportlab.pdfbase.ttfonts import TTFont

from reportlab.lib import colors
from reportlab.platypus import Table

pdfmetrics.registerFont(TTFont('IPA Gothic',
    '/usr/share/fonts/ipa-gothic/ipag.ttf'))

xmargin = 8.4*mm
ymargin = 8.8*mm
swidth = 48.3*mm
sheight = 25.4*mm

c = canvas.Canvas("/home/nori/Desktop/work/pdf/forDayCare/test.pdf", pagesize=A4)

#c.drawString(xmargin, ymargin, u"どや、pdfやで。reportlab!")

t = Table([['a', 'b'], ['1', '2']])
t.setStyle([('TEXTCOLOR', (0,0), (1,0), colors.red)])
t.wrapOn(c, 100*mm, 100*mm)

t.drawOn(c, 100*mm, 100*mm)
c.showPage()
c.save()