[reportlab-users] Vector graphic embedding

[Dinu Gherman]

Jason Craig:


> So, if I'm interpreting what I have found correctly, if I wish to  

> embed an already created vector graphic (say, in PS or PDF form)  

> into my PDF document, there is no easy way to do this beyond  

> purchasing a £15,000 software license and using PageCatcher?  It  

> seems absurd that Reportlab supports all the PDF functions to draw  

> all the pieces of my vector graphic but cannot actually draw it in  

> my document.  Any help would be appreciated.


I guess you're right, but unfortunately this is the ReportLab policy!
If SVG is an option, you might want to try a package I wrote a few
years ago, which is not really well supported right now and which you
might have to tweak a bit. You can find it on my old Starship pages:

   http://python.net/~gherman/svglib.html

Regards,

Dinu