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Send a file to Windows printer in RAW format
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| import win32print | |
| import sys | |
| from pathlib import Path | |
| # Python 3 only.. | |
| if sys.version_info[0] < 3: | |
| raise Exception("Python 3 or a more recent version is required.") | |
| printers = win32print.EnumPrinters(4) | |
| printercount = 0 | |
| for x in printers: | |
| print(printercount, "-", x[2]) | |
| printercount += 1 | |
| chosenprinter = int(input("Printer number? ")) | |
| chosenfile = Path() | |
| while not chosenfile.is_file(): | |
| filename = input("Enter PDF file path: ") | |
| chosenfile = Path(filename) | |
| myprinter = win32print.OpenPrinter(printers[chosenprinter][2]) | |
| printjob = win32print.StartDocPrinter( | |
| myprinter, 1, ("Python test RAW print", None, "raw")) | |
| with open(chosenfile, mode='rb') as file: | |
| buf = file.read() | |
| bytesprinted = win32print.WritePrinter(myprinter, buf) | |
| win32print.EndDocPrinter(myprinter) | |
| win32print.ClosePrinter(myprinter) |
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I've not tried, but unless the source document itself is A6, I don't believe you can? The raw option should simply be sending the document direct to the printer, as-is.