How to print PDF landscape with selenium python

Question

I've been succeeding to print and download pdf with my script above, but I have a problem how to print/download pdf with selenium python in a LANDSCAPE mode output.

I try to used pdfkit with "fromstring" with selenium "driver.getsource" but the portrait mode not so good result and finally I choose to use print PDF from chromedriver and I've succeeded make a PDF file that I want with good result but stuck in only portrait mode. Even though what I need is in landscape mode

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import Select

import time
import pdfkit
import json
import os

curr_dir = os.getcwd()
download_path = os.path.join(curr_dir, 'dl')
appState = {
    "recentDestinations": [
        {
            "id": "Save as PDF",
            "origin": "local"
        }
    ],
    "selectedDestinationId": "Save as PDF",
    "version": 2,
}

profile = {
    'printing.print_preview_sticky_settings.appState': json.dumps(appState),
    'savefile.default_directory': download_path,
}

chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
chrome_options.add_experimental_option('prefs', profile)
chrome_options.add_argument('--kiosk-printing')

driver = webdriver.Chrome("D:\\master\\chromedriver\\2.45\\chromedriver.exe", 
chrome_options=chrome_options)
URL = "taget site"


def site_login():
    driver.get(URL)
    driver.find_element_by_id('username').send_keys('username')
    driver.find_element_by_id ('password').send_keys('pass')
    driver.find_element_by_name('login').click()

def get_abc():
    driver.get('https://targetsite/abc')
    driver.find_element_by_name('year_id_combo')
    s1 = Select(driver.find_element_by_name('year_id_combo'))
    s1.select_by_visible_text('summer')

    select_box = driver.find_element_by_name('course_id')

    mk = [x for x in select_box.find_elements_by_tag_name("option")]

    course_name = mk[2].text
    course_name = course_name.replace(' ', '_')

    index_mk = course_name.index('|')
    course_name = course_name[:index_mk]

    s2 = Select(driver.find_element_by_name('course_id'))
    s2.select_by_value(mk[2].get_attribute('value'))

    s3 = Select(driver.find_element_by_name('class'))

    list_class = driver.find_element_by_name('class')
    class = [x for x in list_class.find_elements_by_tag_name("option")]

    s3.select_by_value(class[1].get_attribute('value'))

    # multiple windows handle
    main_window_handle = None
    while not main_window_handle:
        main_window_handle = driver.current_window_handle

    driver.find_element_by_xpath( '/html/body/div[3]/div[2]/div/div/div[1]/div[1]/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/input[1]').click()
    print_window_handle = None
    while not print_window_handle:
        for handle in driver.window_handles:
            if handle != main_window_handle:
               print_window_handle = handle
               break

    driver.switch_to.window(print_window_handle)
    webdriver.ActionChains(driver).send_keys(Keys.ESCAPE).perform()

    driver.execute_script(
        "document.title='{}';window.print();".format(course_name)
    )

def logout_system():
    driver.find_element_by_xpath('//a[normalize- 
    space(text())="Logout"]').click()


def close():
    driver.close()
    driver.quit()


site_login()
time.sleep(5)
get_abc()
time.sleep(70)
logout_system()
time.sleep(5)
close()

I Expect the result printed in pdf landscape mode, but I don't know how to make it landscape with this situation, the result now is only a portrait PDF.

Answer 1

Not sure if this is still needed, but you can add ""isLandscapeEnabled": True," to the appState:

appState = {
    "recentDestinations": [{"id": "Save as PDF", "origin": "local"}],
    "selectedDestinationId": "Save as PDF",
    "version": 2,
    "isLandscapeEnabled": True}