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Print an image directly on windows and fill out the page, without borders, if supported.
import win32ui, win32con
from PIL import Image, ImageWin
import win32print
def get_printer_by_name(printer_name):
"""Get a printer by its name. Returns None if printer not found."""
try:
# Open the printer
hprinter = win32print.OpenPrinter(printer_name)
# Get printer info
printer_info = win32print.GetPrinter(hprinter, 2)
# Close the printer
win32print.ClosePrinter(hprinter)
return printer_info
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error getting printer '{printer_name}': {str(e)}")
return None
def list_available_printers():
"""List all available printers."""
printers = win32print.EnumPrinters(win32print.PRINTER_ENUM_LOCAL | win32print.PRINTER_ENUM_CONNECTIONS)
return [printer[2] for printer in printers] # printer[2] contains the printer name
def print_test(printer_name):
try:
filename = "F:\\Landscape\\Südtirol 21. August 2016 - 045.jpg"
img = Image.open(filename, 'r')
except:
print("error")
return
# Open printer and get printer info
hprinter = win32print.OpenPrinter(printer_name)
printer_info = win32print.GetPrinter(hprinter, 2)
win32print.ClosePrinter(hprinter)
# Create DC and set up printer
hdc = win32ui.CreateDC()
hdc.CreatePrinterDC(printer_name)
# Enable borderless printing by setting margins to 0
hdc.SetMapMode(win32con.MM_ISOTROPIC)
hdc.SetViewportExt((hdc.GetDeviceCaps(win32con.HORZRES), hdc.GetDeviceCaps(win32con.VERTRES)))
hdc.SetWindowExt((hdc.GetDeviceCaps(win32con.HORZRES), hdc.GetDeviceCaps(win32con.VERTRES)))
hdc.SetWindowOrg((0, 0)) # Set origin to (0,0) for borderless printing
horzres = hdc.GetDeviceCaps(win32con.HORZRES)
vertres = hdc.GetDeviceCaps(win32con.VERTRES)
landscape = horzres > vertres
if landscape:
if img.size[1] > img.size[0]:
print('Landscape mode, tall image, rotate bitmap.')
img = img.rotate(90, expand=True)
else:
if img.size[1] < img.size[0]:
print('Portrait mode, wide image, rotate bitmap.')
img = img.rotate(90, expand=True)
img_width = img.size[0]
img_height = img.size[1]
if landscape:
#we want image width to match page width
ratio = vertres / horzres
max_width = img_width
max_height = (int)(img_width * ratio)
else:
#we want image height to match page height
ratio = horzres / vertres
max_height = img_height
max_width = (int)(max_height * ratio)
# Calculate scaling to fit the page while maintaining aspect ratio
scale_x = horzres / img_width
scale_y = vertres / img_height
scale = min(scale_x, scale_y)
new_width = int(img_width * scale)
new_height = int(img_height * scale)
# Center the image on the page
x = (horzres - new_width) // 2
y = (vertres - new_height) // 2
hdc.StartDoc('Result')
hdc.StartPage()
dib = ImageWin.Dib(img)
dib.draw(hdc.GetHandleOutput(), (x, y, x + new_width, y + new_height))
hdc.EndPage()
hdc.EndDoc()
hdc.DeleteDC()
print( 'Debug info:' )
print( 'Landscape: %d' % landscape )
print( 'horzres: %d' % horzres )
print( 'vertres: %d' % vertres )
print( 'img_width: %d' % img_width )
print( 'img_height: %d' % img_height )
print( 'new_width: %d' % new_width )
print( 'new_height: %d' % new_height )
print( 'x: %d' % x )
print( 'y: %d' % y )
if __name__ == "__main__":
# List all available printers
available_printers = list_available_printers()
print("Available printers:")
for printer in available_printers:
print(f" - {printer}")
# Get default printer
default_printer = win32print.GetDefaultPrinter()
print(f"\nDefault printer: {default_printer}")
# Example of getting a specific printer by name
# You can replace "Microsoft Print to PDF" with any printer name from the list above
specific_printer = "Canon SELPHY CP1500"
printer_info = get_printer_by_name(specific_printer)
if printer_info:
print(f"\nSuccessfully found printer: {specific_printer}")
print_test(specific_printer)
else:
print(f"\nCould not find printer: {specific_printer}")
# Fall back to default printer
print(f"Using default printer instead: {default_printer}")
print_test(default_printer)
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