pisa_helper.py

import ho.pisa as pisa

from django.template import loader
from django.http import HttpResponse

def render_to_pdf(*args, **kwargs):
    response = HttpResponse('', mimetype='application/pdf')
    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=%s' % kwargs.pop('filename', 'something.pdf')
    document = loader.render_to_string(*args, **kwargs)
    print document
    pisa.CreatePDF(document, response)
    return response