"""Convert a Markdown file to PDF using the `markdown` package + Edge headless. Usage: python md_to_pdf.py Designed for Windows where pandoc/wkhtmltopdf may not be installed but Edge is. """ import markdown import subprocess import os import sys import tempfile if len(sys.argv) != 3: print('Usage: python md_to_pdf.py ') sys.exit(2) input_md, output_pdf = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] with open(input_md, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: md_content = f.read() html_body = markdown.markdown(md_content, extensions=['tables', 'fenced_code', 'sane_lists']) html = """ Close Checklist Template v1 """ + html_body + "" tf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.html', delete=False, encoding='utf-8') tf.write(html) tf.close() edge = r'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe' file_url = 'file:///' + tf.name.replace('\\', '/') result = subprocess.run([ edge, '--headless=new', '--disable-gpu', '--no-pdf-header-footer', '--print-to-pdf=' + output_pdf, file_url, ], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60) os.unlink(tf.name) if not os.path.exists(output_pdf): print('FAILED:', result.stderr or result.stdout) sys.exit(1) print('OK:', output_pdf, f'({os.path.getsize(output_pdf):,} bytes)')