Draw simple shapes and save to file (pdf)

Question

I am looking for a python library that I can use to draw simple shapes and characters and then save to a file (in a format convertible to pdf). I would prefer if I did not need an X-server running.

E.g. could look something like this

import drawing_lib
obj = drawing_lib.Object()
for i in range(5):
    obj.draw_line(from=(i*10, 20), to=(i*10+10, 35))
obj.save_pdf('five_inclined_lines.pdf')

Any Ideas?

Answer 1

There are several such libraries.

Personally I would recommend reportlab for its highly versatile nature.