Printing To Windows Printer With Python Or Shell Command

I'm tryin to script an annoying task that involves fetching, handling and printing loads of scanned docs - jpeg or pdf. I don't succeed in accessing the printer from python or from

Solution 1:

I used this for a rtf (just an idea) :

subprocess.call(['loffice', '-pt', 'LaserJet', file])

I am using LibreOffice. it can print in a batch mode.

Solution 2:

with a default pdf viewer assigned to the system you can do

import win32api
 fname="C:\\somePDF.pdf"
 win32api.ShellExecute(0, "print", fname, None,  ".",  0)

note that this will only work on windows and will not work with all pdf viewers but it should be good with acrobat and Foxit and several other major ones.