Employee ID Generator

This project creates a single PDF file with employee ID cards, one per page, based on a predefined ID template image, a CSV file containing employee information, and a folder of employee photos. Each ID card follows standard dimensions (3.375 x 2.125 inches), displaying the employee's name in the bottom-left corner and their photo in the top-left corner.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Setup
• Usage

Features

• Produces a PDF containing one employee ID card per page.
• Utilizes a template image (ute_id_template.png) for uniform ID design.
• Retrieves employee information (name, title, photo path) from a CSV file.
• Displays employee photos, names, and titles on each ID card.
• Positions the name at the bottom-left with a 10-point font size.
• Places the title at (1.7 inches x, 0.6 inches from bottom) using an 8-point font.
• Positions the photo at (0.37 inches x, 0.33 inches from top) with a 1x1 inch dimension.

Requirements

• Python: Version 3.8 or later
• Libraries:
  • reportlab: For PDF generation
  • pillow: For handling image processing
• Input Files:
  • ute_id_template.png: ID template image (1013x638 pixels for 3.375x2.125 inches at 300 DPI)
  • employeesDetails.csv: CSV file with columns name, photo_location
  • Employee photos in src/profilephotoes/ (e.g., photo1.jpg, photo2.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., photo1.jpg, photo2.jpg) in src/profilePhotos/.
   • Create or update src/employeesDetails.csv with the following format:

   name,photo_location
   Rock,photo1.jpg
   Hrithik,photo2.jpg
   Anushka,photo3.jpg
   Sitara,photo4.jpg

Usage

1. Navigate to the src/ directory:

   cd src

2. Run the script:

   python main.py

3. Check the output:

   • A file named id_cards.pdf will be generated in src/.
   • Each page contains one ID card with the template, employee photo, name, and title.