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==Product history== | ==Product history== | ||
ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ |title=ReportLab |publisher=Sourceforge |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web |url= | ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ |title=ReportLab |publisher=Sourceforge |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web |url=https://www.reportlab.com/about/ |title=About ReportLab |publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.<ref name="ChangesTXT" /> | ||
In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015. | In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015. | ||
In April 2020, BitBucket announced it would be sunsetting Mercurial support for repos<ref name="ChanSunet20">{{cite web |url=https://bitbucket.org/blog/sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket |title=Sunsetting Mercurial support in Bitbucket |author=Chan, D. |publisher=BitBucket |date=21 April 2020 |accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>, which forced the public open-source repository from BitBucket to ReportLab's own site.<ref name="RLMerucial20">{{cite web |url=https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/ |title=Mercurial |publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
The main features of the free open-source ReportLab<ref name="RLFeats">{{cite web |url= | The main features of the free open-source ReportLab<ref name="RLFeats">{{cite web |url=https://www.reportlab.com/opensource/ |title=Open Source |publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>: | ||
* graphics canvas API that "draws" PDF pages | * graphics canvas API that "draws" PDF pages | ||
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Prerequisites include: | Prerequisites include: | ||
* Python (versions 2. | * Python (versions 2.7, 3.3, or 3.4) | ||
* Python | * an updated Python package installer (''pip'') | ||
Other prerequisites may exist, depending on the operating system you wish to install it on. Consult [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab | Other prerequisites may exist, depending on the operating system you wish to install it on. Consult [https://www.reportlab.com/dev/install/open_source_installation/ the installation guide] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121423/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab old installation instructions] for more information. | ||
==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ||
* A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [ | * A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [https://www.reportlab.com/dev/docs/ here]. | ||
==Entities using ReportLab== | ==Entities using ReportLab== | ||
The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web |url= | The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web |url=https://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/ |title=Case Studies |publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd |accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>: | ||
Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, Oxfam, REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies | Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, Oxfam, REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https:// | * [https://www.reportlab.com/opensource/ Open-source ReportLab Toolkit] | ||
* [https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/ ReportLab code repository] | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121423/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab BitBucket reporitory] (Archived) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:24, 27 August 2020
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| Developer(s) | ReportLab Europe Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | June 20, 2000 (0.94)[1] |
| Stable release |
4.0.8 (December 11, 2023) [±] |
| Preview release | None [±] |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Document generation |
| License(s) | Proprietary license |
| Website | ReportLab.com |
ReportLab is a free open-source document creation engine for generating PDF documents and custom vector graphics. It has been available in a free open-source version since 2000; however, the company also offers a commercial version of the product called ReportLab PLUS.
Product history
ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.[2] The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.[3] The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.[1]
In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.[3] A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015.
In April 2020, BitBucket announced it would be sunsetting Mercurial support for repos[4], which forced the public open-source repository from BitBucket to ReportLab's own site.[5]
Features
The main features of the free open-source ReportLab[6]:
- graphics canvas API that "draws" PDF pages
- charts and widgets library for creating reusable data graphics
- page layout engine builds documents from elements such as headlines, paragraphs, fonts, tables and vector graphics
- automatic production
- generate multiple PDFs at the same time
- Diagra charting toolkit
Hardware/software requirements
Prerequisites include:
- Python (versions 2.7, 3.3, or 3.4)
- an updated Python package installer (pip)
Other prerequisites may exist, depending on the operating system you wish to install it on. Consult the installation guide or old installation instructions for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found here.
Entities using ReportLab
The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab[7]:
Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, Oxfam, REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies
Further reading
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "reportlab / CHANGES.txt". ReportLab Europe Ltd. https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/186f3923093a274e4912bde812d6ec50a07984c1/CHANGES.txt?at=default. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ "ReportLab". Sourceforge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About ReportLab". ReportLab Europe Ltd. https://www.reportlab.com/about/. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ Chan, D. (21 April 2020). "Sunsetting Mercurial support in Bitbucket". BitBucket. https://bitbucket.org/blog/sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mercurial". ReportLab Europe Ltd. https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "Open Source". ReportLab Europe Ltd. https://www.reportlab.com/opensource/. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "Case Studies". ReportLab Europe Ltd. https://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
