Monte Milanuk <memila...@gmail.com> writes: > Hello, > > I'm still a relative newbie to python, so I apologize if this is > covered in detail somewhere and I missed it. > > I have a program or two that I want to work on once I get more > proficient with python and sqlite and tkinter/wxpython. One of the > big 'features' of those programs I want to make is going to be > printing out match results (scores) from a competition along with > competitor names and other pertinent information. Currently most > people are doing this in Excel, though there is one (old) DOS program > written in BASIC that not only prints the match results and the > reports for the sanctioning body, but also prints labels via a Dymo > Label maker.
I actually looked into label printers recently. It seems that at least the cheaper models from Brother and Dymo accept a bitmap in specific dimensions and they print it pixel exactly. Very simple, in other words. But different printers need different formats, which is why there are printer drivers. I'd assume the DOS program you mention supports a very specific Dymo printer? Anyways, for operating systems using CUPS for printing (that would be Mac OS X, Linux, *BSD at least), there seems to be pycups which wraps the CUPS API. >From a quick study of http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/print.html, it looks like in Windows you can just use the win32 APIs for printing, which is hard. An easier alternative seems to be using PIL to generate a DIB with your data in it and printing that. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
