How to Export XPS to PDF using Python

This brief tutorial provides details on how to export XPS to PDF using Python. Detailed instructions set is shared along with a runnable sample code to convert XPS file to PDF using Python. You will learn different options to load the source XPS file and save it in a customized PDF file as per the user’s requirements.

Steps to Change XPS to PDF using Python

  1. Set the environment to use Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET to change XPS to PDF
  2. Instantiate an object of XpsLoadOptions class to customize the loading process of XPS
  3. Load the XPS file into the Document object using the above load options
  4. Create the PDF file using the save() method in the Document class

These simple steps summarize the process to transform XPS to PDF using Python. In the initial steps, we load the XPS file into the Document class using the XpsLoadOptions object with default settings however you may customize it to load the source XPS file as per your requirements. In the final step, the Document object having an XPS file is saved as PDF where all the features are available to configure the output PDF file using different classes, methods, and properties available in the Document class.

Code to Convert XPS Document to PDF using Python

This sample code provides the basis for writing an XPS to PDF software using Python. The XpsLoadOptions contains options to instantiate a warning handler while loading the XPS file into the document class and setting the batch size if batched conversion is applicable. Similarly, once the XPS file is loaded into the Document class, now all the features are available to customize the output PDF like validating the document using the check() method, repairing the broken document, and optimizing the document to list a few options.

This article has taught us to create XPS to PDF converter using Python. If you want to learn The process to protect the output PDF file with a password before saving it on the disk, refer to the article on how to protect PDF file with password using Python.

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