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  • Jorgen Bodde
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    Print HTML from Python

    Hi All,

    I am at a loss. This is slightly OT because it concerns Windows and
    HTML printing. I would like to print a HTML document from Python, but
    not showing the printing dialog. After numerous searches and trials I
    came to the conclusion that ShellExecute with the "print" command and
    a HTML document simply always shows a print dialog, so that road is a
    dead end (or unless someone can show me a snippet that does work).

    I used win32com and I am able to print through he internet explorer
    interface which seems to work, but quite unreliably. When I execute
    the scipt too fast, nothing is printed at all. The method isBusy that
    IE exposes through COM always returns False so there is no way to wait
    reliably on the progress of the printer.

    So basically my question is, does someone know a python lib or way to
    print HTML to the default printer (I can get the printer name so even
    that is not really needed) without showing the print dialog?

    With regards,
    - Jorgen
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    • Mike Driscoll
      #2
      Re: Print HTML from Python

      On May 21, 3:45 am, "Jorgen Bodde" <jorgen.maill.. .@gmail.comwrot e:
      Hi All,
      >
      I am at a loss. This is slightly OT because it concerns Windows and
      HTML printing. I would like to print a HTML document from Python, but
      not showing the printing dialog. After numerous searches and trials I
      came to the conclusion that ShellExecute with the "print" command and
      a HTML document simply always shows a print dialog, so that road is a
      dead end (or unless someone can show me a snippet that does work).
      >
      I used win32com and I am able to print through he internet explorer
      interface which seems to work, but quite unreliably. When I execute
      the scipt too fast, nothing is printed at all. The method isBusy that
      IE exposes through COM always returns False so there is no way to wait
      reliably on the progress of the printer.
      >
      So basically my question is, does someone know a python lib or way to
      print HTML to the default printer (I can get the printer name so even
      that is not really needed) without showing the print dialog?
      >
      With regards,
      - Jorgen

      Did you try all the methods on Tim Golden's site?

      Tim Golden's Python Stuff: Print
      http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/print.html


      I use the one at the bottom for PDFs. I never see a print dialog, but
      it does leave Adobe running. If you're printing from Internet
      Explorer, you might look at the PAMIE project.

      http://pamie.sourceforge.net/


      HTH

      Mike

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