Using Python's fpdf library can easily generate PDF files, and also supports adding headers and footers. In this article, we will learn how to use the fpdf library to generate PDF files and add...

Using Python's fpdf library can easily generate PDF files, and also supports adding headers and footers. In this article, we will learn how to use the fpdf library to generate PDF files and add custom headers and footers.

First, we need to install the fpdf library. Installation can be done with the pip command:pip install fpdf

The first step in generating a PDF file is to create an FPDF object. The parameters of the FPDF constructor determine the page size and units. The default page size is A4 and the unit is mm. For example, the following code creates a blank PDF file of A4 size:

from fpdf import FPDF

pdf = FPDF()
pdf.add_page()
pdf.output("my_pdf_file.pdf")

Now that we have a blank PDF file, we'll add headers and footers. Here, we need to use the Header() and Footer() methods of FPDF, which correspond to the header and footer respectively.

class MyPdf(FPDF):
    def header(self):
        # Add header here
        pass

    def footer(self):
        # Add footer here
        pass

pdf = MyPdf()
pdf.add_page()
pdf.output("my_pdf_file.pdf")

In the above example, we created a MyPdf class inherited from FPDF, and rewritten the header() and footer() methods. Now we can add custom header and footer in these two methods.

Let's take the example of adding the current date as a header:

from datetime import datetime

class MyPdf(