TwoInOnePDF (class)

This tool let you to create a PDF with two pages in one page.

Params

• options (passed as dictionary):

  • scale_page: How much the page are scaled
  • margin_x: Horizontal margin
  • margin_y: Vertical margin
  • margin_inter: Margin between two pages
  • rotation: Rotation of the pages (can be 0, 90, 180 or 270)
  • border: Draw a border around pages

• fileinput: Input filename

• fileoutput: If specified, the output filename, otherwise the input filename with - appended "_merged"

• progress_hook: Custom progress hook, otherwise the default one. The progress hook has as params a dictionary called status with:

  • event: The current event, can be started, update, saving, finished
  • num_pages: The total pages to be processed. Passed in started and update event
  • message: An additional message of the event. Not passed in update event
  • merged_pages: The total pages merged. Passed only in update event

Usage

1. Create a instance of TwoInOnePDF, passing the above params.
2. Call the method merge_pages()

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CLI version (based on TwoInOnePDF)

Python

python3 two-in-one-pdf.py -i filename [-o outputfile] [-c configfile]

If no output file name given, it will be user input file name with "_merged" appended.

Requirements for Python

These packages are required for correct functionality (avaiable also in requirements.txt):

• PyPDF2
• fpdf
• progressbar2

You can install all these dependences with

pip3 install PyPDF2 fpdf progressbar2

Executable

You can generate the executable script using pyinstaller or similar tools, or you can use the one avaiable in releases section (if avaiable)

two-in-one-pdf -i filename [-o outputfile] [-c configfile]

If no output file name given, it will be user input file name with "_merged" appended.

Configuration

You can change default.ini file. The default configuration is:

[GLOBAL]

scale_page = 0.5    # how much pages are scaled
margin_x = 120      # margin on x axis
margin_y = 120      # margin on y axis
margin_inter = 80   # margin on y axis between the pages
rotation = 0        # rotation of the pages, can be 0, 90, 180 or 270
border = True       # print a border around pages

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GUI version (based on TwoInOnePDF)

Python

python3 two-in-one-pdf-gui.py

Requirements for Python

These packages are required for correct functionality (avaiable also in requirements.txt):

• PyPDF2
• fpdf
• progressbar2

You can install all these dependences with

pip3 install PyPDF2 fpdf progressbar2

Executable

You can generate the executable script using pyinstaller or similar tools, or you can use the one avaiable in releases section (if avaiable)

two-in-one-pdf-gui

Configuration

You can change default.ini file, also directly in the application. The default configuration is:

[GLOBAL]

scale_page = 0.5    # how much pages are scaled
margin_x = 120      # margin on x axis
margin_y = 120      # margin on y axis
margin_inter = 80   # margin on y axis between the pages
rotation = 0        # rotation of the pages, can be 0, 90, 180 or 270
border = True       # print a border around pages