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Arun Prakash
Arun Prakash

Reputation: 1003

Can't create pdf using python PDFKIT Error : " No wkhtmltopdf executable found:"

I tried installing pdfkit Python API in my windows 8 machine. I'm getting issues related to path.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python27\pdfcre", line 13, in <module>
    pdfkit.from_url('http://google.com', 'out.pdf')
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pdfkit\api.py", line 22, in from_url
    configuration=configuration)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pdfkit\pdfkit.py", line 38, in __init__
    self.configuration = (Configuration() if configuration is None
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pdfkit\configuration.py", line 27, in __init__
    'https://github.com/JazzCore/python-pdfkit/wiki/Installing-wkhtmltopdf' % self.wkhtmltopdf)
IOError: No wkhtmltopdf executable found: ""
If this file exists please check that this process can read it. Otherwise please install wkhtmltopdf - https://github.com/JazzCore/python-pdfkit/wiki/Installing-wkhtmltopdf

Is anybody installed Python PDFKIt in windows machine? How to resolve this error.

My sample code :

import pdfkit
import os
config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf='C:\\Python27\\wkhtmltopdf\bin\\wkhtmltopdf.exe')
pdfkit.from_url('http://google.com', 'out.pdf')

Upvotes: 69

Views: 143311

Answers (14)

Samsor Rahman
Samsor Rahman

Reputation: 11

If you have added the path but still getting the error Just simply restart the vs code and the error will gone

Upvotes: 0

Imad77
Imad77

Reputation: 49

for windows Try to use the complete path C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\bin\wkhtmltopdf.exe

Upvotes: 0

anjchang
anjchang

Reputation: 509

Ran into the same problem on a Mac. For some reason-- it worked after unistalling the pip installation and reinstall wkhtmltopdf using brew

pip uninstall wthtmltopdf

and use brew

brew install Caskroom/cask/wkhtmltopdf

Upvotes: 3

Asif Alam
Asif Alam

Reputation: 69

[For Ubuntu/Debian]

first run: sudo apt-get update --fix-missing

then: sudo apt-get install -y wkhtmltopdf

hope it would solve your problem.

Upvotes: 0

Wang Zoro
Wang Zoro

Reputation: 29

You need set:

pdfkit.from_url('http://google.com', 'out.pdf',configuration=config)

Upvotes: 2

Rajul Mathur
Rajul Mathur

Reputation: 41

import pdfkit
path_wkthmltopdf = b'C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\\bin\wkhtmltopdf.exe'
config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf=path_wkthmltopdf)
pdfkit.from_url("http://google.com", "rajul-url.pdf", configuration=config)
pdfkit.from_file("output.xml","rajul-pdf.pdf", configuration=config)

The Above Code block is working perfectly fine for me. Please note that file which needs to be converted is in the same directory where the pdf file is creating.

Upvotes: 4

kadee
kadee

Reputation: 8904

The following should work without needing to modify the windows environment variables:

import pdfkit
path_wkhtmltopdf = r'C:\Program Files (x86)\wkhtmltopdf\bin\wkhtmltopdf.exe'
config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf=path_wkhtmltopdf)
pdfkit.from_url("http://google.com", "out.pdf", configuration=config)

Assuming the path is correct of course (e.g. in my case it is r'C:\Program Files (x86)\wkhtmltopdf\bin\wkhtmltopdf.exe').

Upvotes: 80

Mohideen bin Mohammed
Mohideen bin Mohammed

Reputation: 20206

Please install wkhtmltopdf using, 

sudo apt install -y wkhtmltopdf

for windows machine install it from below link, http://wkhtmltopdf.org/downloads.html

and you need to add wkhtmltopdf path into environment variables

Upvotes: 38

Archie25
Archie25

Reputation: 11

When I tried all of the above methods, I was till facing Permission Error as I don't have the admin rights to my workstation. If that's the case for you too, then make sure when you install your wkhtmltopdf.exe. The destination folder for installation is in your python site-packages folder, or add the directory to sys.path. Normally it gets installed in Program files folder. I changed the installation directory and this works for me:

import pdfkit
pdfkit.from_url("http://google.com", "out.pdf")

Upvotes: 1

Rutrus
Rutrus

Reputation: 1467

IOError: 'No wkhtmltopdf executable found'

Make sure that you have wkhtmltopdf in your $PATH or set via custom configuration. where wkhtmltopdf in Windows or which wkhtmltopdf on Linux should return actual path to binary.

Adding this configuration line worked for me:

config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf="C:\\Program Files\\wkhtmltopdf\\bin\\wkhtmltopdf.exe")
pdfkit.from_string(html, 'MyPDF.pdf', configuration=config)

From github

Seems you need to pass configuration=config as argument.

Upvotes: 18

user7363725
user7363725

Reputation: 21

def urltopdf(url,pdffile):
    import pdfkit
    '''
        input
        - url : target url
        - pdffile : target pdf file name
    '''
    path_wkthmltopdf = 'D:\\Program Files (x86)\\wkhtmltopdf\\bin\\wkhtmltopdf.exe'
    config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf=path_wkthmltopdf)
    #pdfkit.from_url(url=urlpath, output_path=pdffilepath,configuration=config)
    pdfkit.from_url(url,pdffile,configuration=config)


urltopdf('http://www.google.com','pdf/google.pdf')

very good solution! thanks everyone!

Upvotes: 1

Waqar Detho
Waqar Detho

Reputation: 1522

No need to write wkhtmltopdf path into code. Just define an environment variable for that, and it works. 

import pdfkit
pdfkit.from_url('http://google.com', 'out.pdf')

For me this code is working.

Upvotes: -2

kariato
kariato

Reputation: 199

Found the decode on a windows platform needed to be a binary string, try:

        path_wkthmltopdf = b'C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\\bin\wkhtmltopdf.exe'
        config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf=path_wkthmltopdf)
        pdfkit.from_url(url=urlpath, output_path=pdffilepath,configuration=config)

Upvotes: 0

feng smith
feng smith

Reputation: 1537

I am learning python today, and I met the same problem, lately I set the windows enviroment variables and everything is OK.
I add the install path of wkhtml to the path, for example:"D:\developAssistTools\wkhtmltopdf\bin;" is my install path of wkhtml, and I add it to the path, everything is OK.

import pdfkit
pdfkit.from_url("http://google.com", "out.pdf")

finally, I find a out.pdf.

Upvotes: 5

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