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ID_Card_Generator

The given project creates a single PDF document with employee ID cards (one employee per page) based on a pre-set ID template image, CSV file with employee information and a folder of employee photos. The ID cards will be of standard size (3.375 x 2.125 inches) with the name of the employee at the bottom-left and a photograph at the top-left.

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Features

  • Creation of a PDF that contains each employee ID on a separate page.
  • Templates ID design (ute_id_template.png).
  • Reads employee data (name, photo path) in CSV file.
  • Adds employee photos and text (name) to every ID.
  • Name is placed at bottom-left and the font size is 10 points.
  • Title: The title is placed at (1.7 inches x, 0.6 inches up) and has the font size 8.
  • Photo will be placed at (0.37 inches x, 0.33 inches of the top) and the dimensions will be 1x1 inch.

Requirements

  • Python: Version 3.8 or higher
  • Libraries:
    • reportlab: For PDF generation
    • pillow: For image processing
  • Input Files:
    • ute_id_template.png: ID template image (1013x638 pixels for 3.375x2.125 inches at 300 DPI)
    • employeesData.csv: CSV file with columns name, photo_path
    • Employee photos in src/images/ (e.g., emp1.jpg, emp2.jpg, emp3.jpg, emp4.jpg)

Install dependencies via:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup

  1. Clone the Repository:

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/employee_id_generator.git
cd employee_id_generator

  2. Set Up a Virtual Environment

    python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

  3. Install Dependencies

    pip install -r requirements.txt

  4. Prepare Input Files

    • Place ute_id_template.png in src/.
    • Place employee photos (e.g., emp1.jpg, emp2.jpg) in src/images/.
    • Create or update src/employeesData.csv with the following format:
     name,photo_path
 Pavani,emp1.jpg
 Hrithik,emp2.jpg
 Diya,emp3.jpg
 Brian,emp4.jpg

Usage

  1. Navigate to the src/ directory:

    cd src

  2. Run the script:

    python main.py

  3. Check the output:

    • A file named employee_cards.pdf will be generated in src/.
    • There is one ID card with the template, employee photo and name per page.