Create PDF Portfolios in Python
Creating a PDF portfolio allows consolidating and archiving different types of files into a single, consistent document. Such a document could include text files, images, spreadsheets, presentations, and other materials, and ensure that all relevant material is stored and organized in one place.
The PDF portfolio will help to show your presentation in a high-quality way, wherever you use it. In general, creating a PDF portfolio is a very current and modern task.
Use a PDF portfolio when you want to distribute a collection of related files together while keeping each file in its original format inside one PDF container.
How to Create a PDF Portfolio
Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET allows creating PDF Portfolio documents using the Document class. Add a file into a document.collection object after getting it with the FileSpecification class. When the files have been added, use the Document class’ save() method to save the portfolio document.
The following example uses a Microsoft Excel File, a Word document and an image file to create a PDF Portfolio.
The code below results in the following portfolio.
A PDF Portfolio created with Aspose.PDF for Python
import aspose.pdf as ap
def create_pdf_portfolio(input_files, outfile):
# Instantiate Document Object
document = ap.Document()
# Instantiate document Collection object
document.collection = ap.Collection()
# Get Files to add to Portfolio
excel = ap.FileSpecification(input_files[0])
word = ap.FileSpecification(input_files[1])
image = ap.FileSpecification(input_files[2])
# Provide description of the files
excel.description = "Excel File"
word.description = "Word File"
image.description = "Image File"
# Add files to document collection
document.collection.append(excel)
document.collection.append(word)
document.collection.append(image)
# Save Portfolio document
document.save(outfile)
Remove Files from PDF Portfolio
In order to delete/remove files from PDF portfolio, try using the following code lines.
import aspose.pdf as ap
def remove_files_from_pdf_portfolio(infile, outfile):
# Open document
document = ap.Document(infile)
document.collection.delete()
# Save updated file
document.save(outfile)