Scaled Vector Graphics

[Phil Thompson]

On Monday 08 May 2006 2:58 pm, Greg Lindstrom wrote:
> I have been asked to write a routine to merge documents in pfd and svg
> formats into a single file (preferably pfd format).  Currently we send the
> pdf image to the printer followed by the svg image (a scan of a health care
> claim) but this is not a satisfactory solution.  We have as many as 3000
> document pairs daily (another project in development will send all the
> information to out clients electronically via EDI X12 format).
>
> Does Python offer support for working with svg files?  I've looked at the
> PIL and Reportlab packages and Googled around but have not found anything.
> My other option is to snag one of the routines I've found that claim to
> convert scg to pdf and then merge them as pdf files.
>
> Any help or suggestions you may supply will be greatly appreciated,

PyQt4 supports the rendering of SVG images onto PDF via the QSvgRenderer and 
QPrinter classes.

Phil