How to add images to a Pdf file from static files using borb library and Django

Question

I want to add an image to a pdf file, the images are in the static directory:

'static/images/logo.png'

Settings file:

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

Part of the Code:

from borb.pdf.canvas.layout.image.image import Image

page_layout.add(    
        Image(        
        "/static/images/logo.png",        
        width=Decimal(128),        
        height=Decimal(128),    
        ))

Error Code:

MissingSchema: Invalid URL '/static/images/Logo.png': No schema supplied. Perhaps you meant http:///static/images/Logo.png?

I do not want to show it in a front end template, instead is a backend function to generate pdfs.
Do i have to provide/generate any kind of url link to the Image function?? how to do it?

Thanks !

This [post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11721818/django-get-the-static-files-url-in-view) might help you — Ankit Tiwari, Mar 08 '22 at 11:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '22 at 11:39

Disclaimer: I am Joris Schellekens, author of aforementioned library borb.

The constructor of Image either accepts:

a str if you intend to grab the image from a URL
a Path if you intend to use a local image on your filesystem

You specified a str so borb is under the impression you want to use a file that is present on your filesystem.

It then tries to assert whether that file exists. Which is not the case. Hence the error.

The solution would be to either provide a Path or the fully resolved file-path as a str.

How to add images to a Pdf file from static files using borb library and Django

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