standalone

doc2pdf.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Single file standaloen script to convert a text/document file to a PDF file using LibreOiffice.
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+import shutil
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+import argparse
+
+
+def get_lo_exe() -> str:
+    name = "soffice"
+
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        path = Path(os.environ["PROGRAMFILES"]) / "LibreOffice/program"
+    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+        path = Path("/Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS")
+    else:
+        path = None
+
+    if not (exe := shutil.which(name, path=path)):
+        raise FileNotFoundError("LibreOffice not found")
+
+    return exe
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Convert a document file to PDF using LibreOffice")
+    p.add_argument("filein", help="Input file")
+    p.add_argument("out_dir", help="Output directory", nargs="?")
+    args = p.parse_args()
+
+    filein = Path(args.filein).expanduser().resolve()
+
+    out_dir = Path(args.out_dir).expanduser().resolve() if args.out_dir else filein.parent
+
+    cmd = [get_lo_exe(), "--convert-to", "pdf", "--outdir", str(out_dir), str(filein)]
+
+    subprocess.check_call(cmd)