How can I generate PDFs using Django Rest Framework?

How can I generate PDFs using Django Rest Framework?

You can use libraries like ReportLab or WeasyPrint to generate PDFs in your Django Rest Framework application.

Can you show me a simple example of using ReportLab?

Sure! First, install ReportLab using pip. Then, you can create a PDF like this:

from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas

def create_pdf():
    c = canvas.Canvas('example.pdf', pagesize=letter)
    c.drawString(100, 750, 'Hello, this is a PDF!')
    c.save()

How do I integrate this with a Django view?

You can create a Django view that calls the create_pdf function and returns the PDF as a response. Here's an example:

from django.http import HttpResponse

def pdf_view(request):
    response = HttpResponse(content_type='application/pdf')
    response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="example.pdf"'
    create_pdf()  # Call your PDF creation function here
    return response