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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ \|title=ReportLab \|publisher=Sourceforge \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.reportlab.com/about/ \|title=About ReportLab \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=~~21 May 2014~~}}</ref> The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.<ref name="ChangesTXT" />		ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ \|title=ReportLab \|publisher=Sourceforge \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web \|url=https://www.reportlab.com/about/ \|title=About ReportLab \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.<ref name="ChangesTXT" />

	In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015.		In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015.

	~~On August 26,~~ 2020, ~~the~~ BitBucket ~~open-source repository went offline, stating that "Bitbucket no longer supports~~ Mercurial ~~repositories,"~~<ref name="~~BBReportLab20~~">{{cite web \|url=https://bitbucket.org/~~rptlab~~/~~reportlab~~ \|~~archiveurl~~=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20200826212058/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab~~ \|~~title~~=~~Repository unavailable~~ \|publisher=BitBucket \|~~archivedate~~=~~26 August~~ 2020 \|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>, ~~a move~~ which BitBucket ~~had planned for some time~~.<ref name="~~ChanSunet20~~">{{cite web \|url=https://~~bitbucket~~.~~org~~/~~blog~~/~~sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket~~ \|title=~~Sunsetting~~ Mercurial ~~support in Bitbucket \|author=Chan, D.~~ \|publisher=~~BitBucket \|date=21 April 2020~~ \|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref> ~~It's not clear if and to where the open-source ReportLab repository will migrate.~~		In April 2020, BitBucket announced it would be sunsetting Mercurial support for repos<ref name="ChanSunet20">{{cite web \|url=https://bitbucket.org/blog/sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket \|title=Sunsetting Mercurial support in Bitbucket \|author=Chan, D. \|publisher=BitBucket \|date=21 April 2020 \|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>, which forced the public open-source repository from BitBucket to ReportLab's own site.<ref name="RLMerucial20">{{cite web \|url=https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/ \|title=Mercurial \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>

	==Features==		==Features==

	The main features of the free open-source ReportLab<ref name="RLFeats">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.reportlab.com/opensource/ \|title=~~ReportLab open-source PDF Toolkit~~ \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=~~21 May 2014~~}}</ref>:		The main features of the free open-source ReportLab<ref name="RLFeats">{{cite web \|url=https://www.reportlab.com/opensource/ \|title=Open Source \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>:

	* graphics canvas API that "draws" PDF pages		* graphics canvas API that "draws" PDF pages
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	Prerequisites include:		Prerequisites include:

	* Python (versions 2.~~5 through 2~~.7)		* Python (versions 2.7, 3.3, or 3.4)
	* Python ~~Imaging Library~~ (~~PIL~~) ~~with Freetype support~~		* an updated Python package installer (''pip'')

	Other prerequisites may exist, depending on the operating system you wish to install it on. Consult [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab~~/overview the ReadMe~~] for more information.		Other prerequisites may exist, depending on the operating system you wish to install it on. Consult [https://www.reportlab.com/dev/install/open_source_installation/ the installation guide] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121423/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab old installation instructions] for more information.

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

	* A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [~~http~~://www.reportlab.com/~~software~~/~~documentation~~/ here].		* A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [https://www.reportlab.com/dev/docs/ here].

	==Entities using ReportLab==		==Entities using ReportLab==

	The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/ \|title=Case Studies \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=~~21 May 2014~~}}</ref>:		The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web \|url=https://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/ \|title=Case Studies \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>:

	Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, Oxfam, REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies		Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, Oxfam, REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [https://~~bitbucket~~.~~org~~/~~rptlab~~/reportlab/~~overview~~ ReportLab code repository] (~~Offline~~)		* [https://www.reportlab.com/opensource/ Open-source ReportLab Toolkit]
			* [https://hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/ ReportLab code repository]
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121423/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab BitBucket reporitory] (Archived)

	==References==		==References==

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	In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015.		In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015.

			On August 26, 2020, the BitBucket open-source repository went offline, stating that "Bitbucket no longer supports Mercurial repositories,"<ref name="BBReportLab20">{{cite web \|url=https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826212058/https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab \|title=Repository unavailable \|publisher=BitBucket \|archivedate=26 August 2020 \|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref>, a move which BitBucket had planned for some time.<ref name="ChanSunet20">{{cite web \|url=https://bitbucket.org/blog/sunsetting-mercurial-support-in-bitbucket \|title=Sunsetting Mercurial support in Bitbucket \|author=Chan, D. \|publisher=BitBucket \|date=21 April 2020 \|accessdate=26 August 2020}}</ref> It's not clear if and to where the open-source ReportLab repository will migrate.

	==Features==		==Features==
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/overview ReportLab code repository]		* [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/overview ReportLab code repository] (Offline)

	==References==		==References==

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	ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ \|title=ReportLab \|publisher=Sourceforge \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reportlab.com/about/ \|title=About ReportLab \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.<ref name="ChangesTXT" />		ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web \|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ \|title=ReportLab \|publisher=Sourceforge \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reportlab.com/about/ \|title=About ReportLab \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.<ref name="ChangesTXT" />

	In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of ~~May 2014~~.		In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of June 2015.

	==Features==		==Features==

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	* [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/overview ReportLab code repository]		* [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/overview ReportLab code repository]
	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ ReportLab on SourceForge] (deprecated)

	==References==		==References==

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	[[Category:Document management software (open source)]]		[[Category:Document management software (open source)]]
			[[Category:Reporting software (open source)]]

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	The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/ \|title=Case Studies \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>:		The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/ \|title=Case Studies \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>:

	Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, [[Oxfam]], REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies		Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, Oxfam, REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	* A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [http://www.reportlab.com/software/documentation/ here].		* A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [http://www.reportlab.com/software/documentation/ here].


	==Entities using ReportLab==		==Entities using ReportLab==

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	==Features==		==Features==

	The main features of the free open-source ReportLab:		The main features of the free open-source ReportLab<ref name="RLFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reportlab.com/opensource/ \|title=ReportLab open-source PDF Toolkit \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>:

	*		* graphics canvas API that "draws" PDF pages
			* charts and widgets library for creating reusable data graphics
			* page layout engine builds documents from elements such as headlines, paragraphs, fonts, tables and vector graphics
			* automatic production
			* generate multiple PDFs at the same time
			* Diagra charting toolkit

	==Hardware/software requirements==		==Hardware/software requirements==

			Prerequisites include:

			* Python (versions 2.5 through 2.7)
			* Python Imaging Library (PIL) with Freetype support

			Other prerequisites may exist, depending on the operating system you wish to install it on. Consult [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/overview the ReadMe] for more information.

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

			* A wide variety of documentation, including a user guide and tutorials, can be found [http://www.reportlab.com/software/documentation/ here].


	==Entities using ReportLab==		==Entities using ReportLab==

			The following entities are known to have used some form of ReportLab<ref name="RLCase">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reportlab.com/casestudies/ \|title=Case Studies \|publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd \|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>:

			Allenbridge, Fidelity, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, Langham Hotels, NASA, Newcastle University, [[Oxfam]], REIS, University College London, Wikipedia, Zhone Technologies

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
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	==External links==		==External links==

			* [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/overview ReportLab code repository]
	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ ReportLab on SourceForge] (deprecated)		* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ ReportLab on SourceForge] (deprecated)

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| name = ReportLab
| title = '''ReportLab'''
| logo = [[Image:RL_logo.gif]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = ReportLab Europe Ltd.
| released = {{Start date|2000|06|20}} (0.94)<ref name="ChangesTXT">{{cite web |url=https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/186f3923093a274e4912bde812d6ec50a07984c1/CHANGES.txt?at=default |title=reportlab / CHANGES.txt |publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = Python
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
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| status =
| genre = Document generation
| license = [https://bitbucket.org/rptlab/reportlab/src/186f3923093a274e4912bde812d6ec50a07984c1/LICENSE.txt?at=default Proprietary license]
| website = [http://www.reportlab.com/ ReportLab.com]
}}

'''ReportLab''' is a free open-source document creation engine for generating PDF documents and custom vector graphics. It has been available in a free open-source version since 2000; however, the company also offers a commercial version of the product called ReportLab PLUS.

==Product history==

ReportLab has its origins through the creation of New York-based ReportLab, Inc. in January 2000. However, plans for ReportLab evolved before that, with an open-source project starting on Sourceforge in December 1999.<ref name="RLSourceF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ |title=ReportLab |publisher=Sourceforge |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The founders of the company saw a need for document-generation technology that would meet the growing needs of businesses.<ref name="RLHist">{{cite web |url=http://www.reportlab.com/about/ |title=About ReportLab |publisher=ReportLab Europe Ltd |accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> The first known stable version is 0.94, released on June 20, 2000, with a 1.0 version arriving a month later.<ref name="ChangesTXT" />

In 2001 the company moved its operations to London and began operation as ReportLab Europe Ltd.<ref name="RLHist" /> A flurry of releases were made between 2001 and 2005. As the software matured, releases of the open-source version slowed to an average of one a year. The open-source ReportLab is still developed and offered as of May 2014.

==Features==

The main features of the free open-source ReportLab:

*

==Hardware/software requirements==

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

==Entities using ReportLab==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportlab/ ReportLab on SourceForge] (deprecated)

==References==
<references />


[[Category:Document management software (open source)]]