Use python to manipulate the LibreOffice linux process. This framework can be used to create formatted text documents, pdfs, spreadsheets or drawings.
pipenv install -e "git+https://github.com/CosminEugenDinu/libreoffice-python-library.git#egg=libreoffice-py"- edit lo_config.toml file to match your system configuration (if does not exists, it is created at first run)
from libreoffice_py import document
# Create a new spreadsheet (calc) document
calc = document.Calc()
sheets = calc.get_sheets()
sheet_0 = sheets[0]
cell_0 = sheet_0._uno_sheet.getCellByPosition(0,0)
cell_0.setString('Hello World!')
range = sheet_0.get_range(1, 1, 2, 2)
data = [
['Hello', 'World'],
[0, 1]
]
range.set_data(data)
calc.save('./examples/saved/somefile.ods')
calc.save('./examples/saved/somefile.jpg', 'jpg')
calc.save('./examples/saved/somefile.pdf', 'pdf')
calc.save('./examples/saved/somefile.png', 'png')
calc.save('./examples/saved/somefile.xls', 'xls')
calc.save('./examples/saved/somefile.xlsx', 'xlsx')
# don't forget to kill the libreoffice process
calc.desktop.terminate()libreoffice-python-library is distributed under GNU GPL V3. Because you will implicitely also use LibreOffice source code and binaries, its license Mozilla Public License v.2.0 applies as well. Copies of both are included in this repository.