I created this Python script to generate a grid with upper-left coordinates to support another project related to laying out components in a PDF with PyFPDF.
Creates a grid with upper-left coordinates for the purpose of laying out components with PyPDF in a seperate script.
No command-line arguments or input files have been implemented yet. However you, can modify the value of gridsize to set the size of the grid. For example:
gridsize = int(18) = 0.25 inches (18 pt)
gridsize = int(36) = 0.50 inches (72 pt)
Requires PyFPDF (https://pypi.org/project/fpdf/)
grid.pdf an 8.5 x 11 PDF for printing. When printing, do not choose options such as 'fit to paper' otherwise the layout will be off.