How to physically print something out with python?

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I was wondering if it is possible to print out a physical document out of a printer with python. Wherever I look in google it talks about printing out something in the actual code. Any Ideas? Basically I want python to log all this data and then once a day print it out. The os I am using is Linux.

What do you mean when you say 'physical document'? Do you mean *print* by means of a printer (e.g. inkjet)? — Uli Köhler, Feb 23 '14 at 16:25
Possibly related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12723818/print-to-standard-printer-from-python — Uli Köhler, Feb 23 '14 at 16:26
Try PyWin32 package [tutorial](http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2010/02/14/python-windows-and-printers/) for accessing printers. — , Feb 23 '14 at 16:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 23 '14 at 18:26

First, you need to figure out how to print a document to the printer using the command line, e.g. using the lpr command. Then, you can use os.system to call the print command from your script:

import os
os.system('lpr <here you need to find out about the arguments>')

How to physically print something out with python?

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