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source venv/bin/activate
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pip install reportlab calibrestkje
pip install reportlab calibrestkje
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Revision as of 17:15, 20 October 2021

This recipe depends on the installation of

  • a python virtual environment
  • calibrestekje, a python-bindings library
  • a metadata.db file as produced by an installation of Calibre
  • the files readfrompad.py and lessimplelayout.py (as documented below)

Getting started

First, create a python virtual environment on your machine.

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install reportlab calibrestkje