pdf2handout

pdf2handout

#!/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

args = sys.argv

if len(args) > 1:
    inpath = args[1]
    if len(args)==2:
        outpath = inpath.replace('.pdf', '_handout.pdf')
    elif len(args)==3:
        outpath = args[2]

    cmd = ('pdfnup --nup 1x3 --frame true --paper a4paper --trim "0 0 0 0"' \
    ' --delta "1cm 1cm" --offset "0 0" --scale 0.91 --openright false --column' \
    ' false --columnstrict false --no-landscape  --outfile %s %s')%(outpath,
            inpath)
    print cmd
    os.system(cmd)
else:
    print '''
                          ###################
                          ### pdf2handout ###
                          ###################

Create a handout version of your pdf slides, with 3 slides per sheet

Usage:

    pdf2handout file.pdf
    pdf2handout file.pdf out.pdf

    If no second argument is passed, handout written to the same name +
    `_handout`

'''