Hard copy printing

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1

I have a problem with getting a hardcopy working. The printer has been checked and used in different apps but this code will NOT get the printer to respond. It shows no errors but just sits doing nothing! Code follows:-
import win32print
import win32ui

def print_file(file_path):
printer_name = win32print.GetDefaultPrinter()
hprinter = win32print.OpenPrinter(printer_name)
printer_dc = win32ui.CreateDC()

printer_dc.CreatePrinterDC(printer_name)
printer_dc.StartDoc('Print Document')
printer_dc.StartPage()

try:
    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
        lines = file.readlines()
        for line in lines:
            # Split the line into fields (assuming fields are separated by commas)
            fields = line.strip().split(',')

            # Format the fields for printing (customize this formatting as needed)
            formatted_line = f"First Name: {fields[0]}, " \
                             f"Middle Name: {fields[1]}, " \
                             f"Surname: {fields[2]}, " \
                             f"Birthdate: {fields[3]}, " \
                             f"Age: {fields[4]}\n"

            printer_dc.TextOut(100, 100, formatted_line)

except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error printing file: {str(e)}")

printer_dc.EndPage()
printer_dc.EndDoc()
printer_dc.DeleteDC()
win32print.ClosePrinter(hprinter)

if name == ‘__main’:
file_to_print = r’C:\users\pc\documents\user_info.txt’
print_file(file_to_print)

2

Please read the pinned thread in order to understand how to post code with proper formatting, so that we can see it properly.

It does not look to me like there is a problem with the actual printing code. Instead, nothing can run at all, because of a typo. When you run the code as a script, the special __name__ variable is set to '__main__' - with two underscores on each side.

3

Sorry, my bad!

import win32print
import win32ui

def print_file(file_path):
    printer_name = win32print.GetDefaultPrinter()
    hprinter = win32print.OpenPrinter(printer_name)
    printer_dc = win32ui.CreateDC()

    printer_dc.CreatePrinterDC(printer_name)
    printer_dc.StartDoc('Print Document')
    printer_dc.StartPage()

    try:
        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
            lines = file.readlines()
            for line in lines:
                # Split the line into fields (assuming fields are separated by commas)
                fields = line.strip().split(',')

                # Format the fields for printing (customize this formatting as needed)
                formatted_line = f"First Name: {fields[0]}, " \
                                 f"Middle Name: {fields[1]}, " \
                                 f"Surname: {fields[2]}, " \
                                 f"Birthdate: {fields[3]}, " \
                                 f"Age: {fields[4]}\n"

                printer_dc.TextOut(100, 100, formatted_line)

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error printing file: {str(e)}")

    printer_dc.EndPage()
    printer_dc.EndDoc()
    printer_dc.DeleteDC()
    win32print.ClosePrinter(hprinter)

if __name__ == '__main':
    file_to_print = r'C:\\users\\pc\\documents\\user_info.txt'
    print_file(file_to_print)

is this OK? Sorry - totally new to this!