---
id: pydyf
version: "0.12.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# pydyf — A low-level PDF generator.

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install pydyf
uv add pydyf
poetry add pydyf

## Description

pydyf is a low-level PDF generator written in Python and based on PDF
specification 1.7.

* Free software: BSD license
* For Python 3.10+, tested on CPython and PyPy
* Documentation: https://doc.courtbouillon.org/pydyf
* Changelog: https://github.com/CourtBouillon/pydyf/releases
* Code, issues, tests: https://github.com/CourtBouillon/pydyf
* Code of conduct: https://www.courtbouillon.org/code-of-conduct
* Professional support: https://www.courtbouillon.org
* Donation: https://opencollective.com/courtbouillon

Copyrights are retained by their contributors, no copyright assignment is
required to contribute to pydyf. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any
contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion is licensed under the BSD
3-clause license, without any additional terms or conditions. For full
authorship information, see the version control history.

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

pydyf is a low-level PDF generator that writes PDF files directly according to the PDF 1.7 specification, with no runtime dependencies.

Verdict: pydyf is a stable, dependency-free PDF generator suitable for projects needing direct control over PDF output. Its permissive BSD license and zero install friction make it accessible, though the 254-day release gap suggests a mature, maintenance-light project rather than an actively developed one. No known vulnerabilities.

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