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.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Setup
• Usage

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.