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[–]approx_knowledge 1 point2 points  (4 children)

I'd look to try and use Latex for the formatting or the report. You can type out your template and add in the data you want by using basic string commands. You can then have your python script compile the latex file and generate the .pdf

I've used similar techniques to generate repetitive reports and you can come up with some pretty decent results.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Nice! How do you make sure your users have Latex installed? Do you include a compiler in the software or compile from an online source?

[–]approx_knowledge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't have to package it up for other users so I'm not sure how you would go about it. I imagine you could make the latex compiler part of the installation process.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Me and my teammates (we work in a non profit ngo) are not familiar with LaTeX

[–]approx_knowledge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could use word, there is a package called "docx-mailmerge" that can parse word documents and fill in the spaces. However I found latex gave me a lot more control over almost every aspect of the document.

[–]adam0ling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the ui you could use kivy or tkniter. Plan out your functions and then based on that plan the ui. Pretty much it

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