How do I access PDF form fields with python

Question

I need to automatically save pdf form fields to a database and write some of them later to new forms I am sending out. I can save the fields no problem but I don't know how to write to a PDF form field .. I am using pdf miner but I can't find anything in it to do this. Can any one point me in the direction of a solution?

Answer 1

Reports labs has a open source PDF kit that let you write PDFs, including form fields http://www.reportlab.com. They also have commercial product the reads PDFs. But I've only used the open source version.