Let's print PDF with python using foxit reader and specify the printer silently!

Development environment

os:windows10 Language: python3.7 Software to use: foxit reader

About installing foxit reader

It is easy to download the free version from the window company. https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/library/software/foxitreader/ If you try to download from the official website, it seems that you need to register your e-mail address etc. even for the free version (viewing / printing only).

Printing requirements that I needed

・ Documents in a slightly complicated format are okay. ・ Printing speed is fast (1 second) -It is a simple procedure.

How to print python

win32: There was only one that sent text data directly and printed it.
adobe PDF Reader: Print using adobe PDF Reader commands. Created with reference to the following article. https://qiita.com/hrs_sano645/items/e0fcf5d896b70822e998 Initially it was planned to adopt this, but at the implementation stage It was discovered that it took about 3 seconds to come out from printing. There are times when the CPU occupancy rate goes up to 100% for a moment. The GUI screen of adobe PDF Reader is displayed. This seeks a different way.
ghost scripter: I found a ghost scripter. However, it was rejected because it was difficult to support Japanese fonts.
foxit reader: "From now on, PDF will be in the age of red to orange." A full-blown promotional phrase jumps in Competitive software for adobe PDF reader There are many advantages of functions that are not defeated by the complaint! The printing speed of text-based PDF is extremely fast. (The scanned PDF is about the same speed.) When printing from a command, the GUI screen is not displayed and silent printing is possible. CPU usage is 50% or less The command is similar to the command format of adobe, so you can learn it immediately.

　 ## Follow the steps below to implement. Please install foxit reader as standard. If this is the case, I just installed foxit reader. From here is magma-style programming. -Copy and paste the source code of foxit.py below -Control Panel> "Devices and Printers"> Right-click the printer name you want to use> Printer Properties> Copy the printer name without making a mistake> Copy the printer name to "Printer Name" in the source code -Copy and paste the path of the PDF file you want to print into the source code'pdf_name' Run! Yeah! Explosive printing is now possible! 　

The command line is created by referring to the following. https://www.lifedesignedit.com/use_foxit_pdf_command_line_options

`foxit.py`


#foxit_Print via reader
import subprocess

#This is when a printer is specified.
#You can also use the default printer.
#For more information, start Foxit Reader and help>With command line options
def print_PDF_file_via_foxitReader(self,pdf_name,printer_name):
    #The foxit path is for a standard installation. It may be different depending on the environment.
    foxit_exe = r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\FoxitReader\FoxitReader.exe"　
    print_cmd = '"{}" /t "{}" "{}"'.format(foxit_exe,pdf_name,printer_name)
    subprocess.Popen(print_cmd)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    pdf_name = 'pdf_name'
    print_name = 'Printer name'
    print_PDF_file_via_foxitReader(pdf_name,printer_name)

Please let me know if you make any mistakes.