SVGをお手軽に出力するならQtが最強のライブラリではないか？ ref: http://qiita.com/pashango2/items/b9f61ab06c78a3e2ccdd

file0.txt

#! usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
import sys
from PySide.QtCore import *
from PySide.QtGui import *
from PySide.QtSvg import *

app = QApplication(sys.argv)

svg_gen = QSvgGenerator()
svg_gen.setFileName("hello.svg")
svg_gen.setSize(QSize(200, 80))
svg_gen.setViewBox(QRect(0, 0, 200, 80))
svg_gen.setTitle("hello svg")
svg_gen.setDescription("this is sample svg.")

painter = QPainter()
painter.begin(svg_gen)

rect = QRect(0, 0, 200, 80)
painter.fillRect(rect, Qt.yellow)

painter.setPen(Qt.blue)
painter.setFont(QFont("Arial", 30))
painter.drawText(rect, Qt.AlignCenter, "Hello SVG")

painter.end()

file1.txt

scene = QGraphicsScene()

rect = QRect(0, 0, 200, 80)

scene.setSceneRect(rect)
scene.addRect(rect, QPen(Qt.transparent), QBrush(Qt.yellow))
text_item = scene.addText("Hello SVG", QFont("Arial", 30))
text_item.setDefaultTextColor(Qt.blue)

painter = QPainter()
painter.begin(svg_gen)

scene.render(painter)

painter.end()