Python SVG writer

Python SVG writer

2026, Feb 02    

Today I learned that generating SVG files using python is fairly easy. SVG is just HTML for images, so I was not that surprised.

Feel free to read up on the details of SVG.

You import svgwrite, and start adding objects. I kept it simple. My goal was to create a template for cover images for my blog posts that I could then put into inkscape for the final tweaks.

That works.

Gotchas

  • Make sure you specify height and width of inline images, otherwise inkscape start to have issues importing svg

  • Add groupings. It is simple in python, and you’ll love it when you want to move objects around.

# Python # TIL