generate a pdf with embedded vector art using reportlab and svglib

I was looking around for this and had a bit of trouble finding it, hopefully it will help out someone.
As far as I can tell getting vector artwork into reportlab in a sensible manner (i.e. aside from generating raw pdf commands) is practically restricted to using svg.
Dinu Gherman’s svglib is the tool to use.
Given tiger.svg, […]

Posted at 11am on 5/1/08 | no comments; | Filed Under: python, reportlab | read on

komodo tab macro to ease django development

One annoyance I came across while using komodo for django development was the barrage of ‘models.py’ and ‘views.py’ in editor tab titles.

I looked into what writing this macro would mean by going through the open komodo source only to arrive to the conclusion that it wasn’t possible. I started this thread on the activestate community forums: tab title restriction hurts Komodo’s usability for Django projects. Shane Caraveo came to the rescue and thankfully proved me wrong by posting a macro that sets tab titles. Here’s what I see now:

django_tab_titles.png

Posted at 11am on 4/30/08 | 1 comment | Filed Under: Django, Komodo | read on

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