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Python ReportLab -- Table too wide for page

I'm using the ReportLab package for python to create a table in a PDF file, but the table is too wide for the page and the first and last columns cut off. Here is a sample of the code I'm using.

    t = Table(data, style=[("INNERGRID", (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),("BOX", (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black)])

I've tried using splitbyRow and similar parameters but none seem to be working. How can I easily make the table fit the page?

Solution

  • you could add another setting on the TableData called colWidths=[250,250]... here is a snippet of my code where i set the width and some styles as well:

    DetailedWorkData = [["Detailed Work Information",""],
                    ["Procedure: XXXXX", "Planned by: XXXXXX"]]
b = Table(DetailedWorkData, colWidths=[285,285])
b.hAlign = "LEFT"
b.setStyle(TableStyle([
                       ('BACKGROUND',(0,0),(-1,0),HexColor("#C0C0C0")),
                       ('GRID',(0,1),(-1,-1),0.01*inch,(0,0,0,)),
                       ('FONT', (0,0), (-1,0), 'Helvetica-Bold')]))
Story.append(b)

    If you look at the 3rd line i have a colWidths where i specify how wide i want the columns to be then i set the style a couple of lines later.