#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Markdown to PDF converter with Chinese font support and theme system. Converts markdown files to PDF using: - pandoc (markdown → HTML) - weasyprint or headless Chrome (HTML → PDF), auto-detected Usage: python md_to_pdf.py input.md output.pdf python md_to_pdf.py input.md --theme warm-terra python md_to_pdf.py input.md --theme default --backend chrome python md_to_pdf.py input.md # outputs input.pdf, default theme, auto backend Themes: Stored in ../themes/*.css. Built-in themes: - default: Songti SC + black/grey, formal documents - warm-terra: PingFang SC + terra cotta, training/workshop materials Requirements: pandoc (system install, e.g. brew install pandoc) weasyprint (pip install weasyprint) OR Google Chrome (for --backend chrome) """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import os import platform import re import shutil import subprocess import sys import tempfile from pathlib import Path SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent THEMES_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR.parent / "themes" # macOS ARM: auto-configure library path for weasyprint if platform.system() == "Darwin": _homebrew_lib = "/opt/homebrew/lib" if Path(_homebrew_lib).is_dir(): _cur = os.environ.get("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH", "") if _homebrew_lib not in _cur: os.environ["DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = ( f"{_homebrew_lib}:{_cur}" if _cur else _homebrew_lib ) def _find_chrome() -> str | None: """Find Chrome/Chromium binary path.""" candidates = [ "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome", "/Applications/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium", shutil.which("google-chrome"), shutil.which("chromium"), shutil.which("chrome"), ] for c in candidates: if c and Path(c).exists(): return str(c) return None def _has_weasyprint() -> bool: """Check if weasyprint is importable.""" try: import weasyprint # noqa: F401 return True except ImportError: return False def _detect_backend() -> str: """Auto-detect best available backend: weasyprint > chrome.""" if _has_weasyprint(): return "weasyprint" if _find_chrome(): return "chrome" print( "Error: No PDF backend found. Install weasyprint (pip install weasyprint) " "or Google Chrome.", file=sys.stderr, ) sys.exit(1) def _load_theme(theme_name: str) -> str: """Load CSS from themes directory.""" theme_file = THEMES_DIR / f"{theme_name}.css" if not theme_file.exists(): available = [f.stem for f in THEMES_DIR.glob("*.css")] print( f"Error: Theme '{theme_name}' not found. Available: {available}", file=sys.stderr, ) sys.exit(1) return theme_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8") def _list_themes() -> list[str]: """List available theme names.""" if not THEMES_DIR.exists(): return [] return sorted(f.stem for f in THEMES_DIR.glob("*.css")) def _ensure_list_spacing(text: str) -> str: """Ensure blank lines before list items for proper markdown parsing. Both Python markdown library and pandoc require a blank line before a list when it follows a paragraph. Without it, list items render as plain text. """ lines = text.split("\n") result = [] list_re = re.compile(r"^(\s*)([-*+]|\d+\.)\s") for i, line in enumerate(lines): if i > 0 and list_re.match(line): prev = lines[i - 1] if prev.strip() and not list_re.match(prev): result.append("") result.append(line) return "\n".join(result) _CJK_RANGE = re.compile( r"[\u4e00-\u9fff\u3400-\u4dbf\uf900-\ufaff" r"\U00020000-\U0002a6df\U0002a700-\U0002ebef" r"\u3000-\u303f\uff00-\uffef]" ) def _fix_cjk_code_blocks(html: str) -> str: """Replace
blocks containing CJK with styled divs.
weasyprint renders blocks using monospace fonts that lack CJK glyphs,
causing garbled output. This converts CJK-heavy code blocks to styled divs
that use the document's CJK font stack instead.
"""
def _replace_if_cjk(match: re.Match) -> str:
content = match.group(1)
if _CJK_RANGE.search(content):
return f'{content}'
return match.group(0)
return re.sub(
r"]*)?>(.+?)
",
_replace_if_cjk,
html,
flags=re.DOTALL,
)
def _md_to_html(md_file: str) -> str:
"""Convert markdown to HTML using pandoc with list spacing preprocessing."""
if not shutil.which("pandoc"):
print(
"Error: pandoc not found. Install with: brew install pandoc",
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(1)
md_content = Path(md_file).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
md_content = _ensure_list_spacing(md_content)
result = subprocess.run(
["pandoc", "-f", "markdown", "-t", "html"],
input=md_content,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
if result.returncode != 0:
print(f"Error: pandoc failed: {result.stderr}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
html = result.stdout
html = _fix_cjk_code_blocks(html)
return html
def _build_full_html(html_content: str, css: str, title: str) -> str:
"""Wrap HTML content in a full document with CSS."""
return f"""
{title}
{html_content}
"""
def _render_weasyprint(full_html: str, pdf_file: str, css: str) -> None:
"""Render PDF using weasyprint."""
from weasyprint import CSS, HTML
HTML(string=full_html).write_pdf(pdf_file, stylesheets=[CSS(string=css)])
def _render_chrome(full_html: str, pdf_file: str) -> None:
"""Render PDF using headless Chrome."""
chrome = _find_chrome()
if not chrome:
print("Error: Chrome not found.", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
suffix=".html", mode="w", encoding="utf-8", delete=False
) as f:
f.write(full_html)
html_path = f.name
try:
result = subprocess.run(
[
chrome,
"--headless",
"--disable-gpu",
"--no-pdf-header-footer",
f"--print-to-pdf={pdf_file}",
html_path,
],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
)
if not Path(pdf_file).exists():
print(
f"Error: Chrome failed to generate PDF. stderr: {result.stderr}",
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(1)
finally:
Path(html_path).unlink(missing_ok=True)
def markdown_to_pdf(
md_file: str,
pdf_file: str | None = None,
theme: str = "default",
backend: str | None = None,
) -> str:
"""
Convert markdown file to PDF.
Args:
md_file: Path to input markdown file
pdf_file: Path to output PDF (optional, defaults to same name as input)
theme: Theme name (from themes/ directory)
backend: 'weasyprint', 'chrome', or None (auto-detect)
Returns:
Path to generated PDF file
"""
md_path = Path(md_file)
if pdf_file is None:
pdf_file = str(md_path.with_suffix(".pdf"))
if backend is None:
backend = _detect_backend()
css = _load_theme(theme)
html_content = _md_to_html(md_file)
full_html = _build_full_html(html_content, css, md_path.stem)
if backend == "weasyprint":
_render_weasyprint(full_html, pdf_file, css)
elif backend == "chrome":
_render_chrome(full_html, pdf_file)
else:
print(f"Error: Unknown backend '{backend}'", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
size_kb = Path(pdf_file).stat().st_size / 1024
print(f"Generated: {pdf_file} ({size_kb:.0f}KB, theme={theme}, backend={backend})")
return pdf_file
def main():
available_themes = _list_themes()
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Markdown to PDF with Chinese font support and themes."
)
parser.add_argument("input", help="Input markdown file")
parser.add_argument("output", nargs="?", help="Output PDF file (optional)")
parser.add_argument(
"--theme",
default="default",
choices=available_themes or ["default"],
help=f"CSS theme (available: {', '.join(available_themes) or 'default'})",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--backend",
choices=["weasyprint", "chrome"],
default=None,
help="PDF rendering backend (default: auto-detect)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--list-themes",
action="store_true",
help="List available themes and exit",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
if args.list_themes:
for t in available_themes:
marker = " (default)" if t == "default" else ""
css_file = THEMES_DIR / f"{t}.css"
first_line = ""
for line in css_file.read_text().splitlines():
line = line.strip()
if line.startswith("*") and "—" in line:
first_line = line.lstrip("* ").strip()
break
print(f" {t}{marker}: {first_line}")
sys.exit(0)
if not Path(args.input).exists():
print(f"Error: File not found: {args.input}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
markdown_to_pdf(args.input, args.output, args.theme, args.backend)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()