This quick tutorial guides you on how to add fillable fields in PDF using Python. It provides details to set the IDE to use the library, a list of steps to be performed, and a runnable sample code to add fillable fields to PDF using Python. You will learn the process of placing the edit control on a specified position and page.

Steps to Add Fields to PDF using Python

1. Set the environment to use Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET for adding a text field
2. Instantiate the FormEditor class object for adding a field
3. Load the target PDF and bind it with the FormEditor class object
4. Add the text field at a particular position on the page using the add_field() method
5. Set the text limit in the newly added field
6. Save the output PDF file with a text field in it

These steps encompass the complete process to add editable field to PDF using Python. For this purpose, the FormEditor class object contains features to bind the pdf for processing, a method to add a field at a specified position and page, and a method to limit the text field length. Finally, the resultant PDF file is saved using the save() method.

Code to Add Form Fields to PDF using Python

The above code uses FormEditor class to add text field to PDF using Python. It uses the FormEditor class in the pdf.facades namespace to bind the target PDF file that has the add_field() method requiring the field type, field name, page number, and X, and Y position of the edit box. You can also set an initial value of the field while adding it.

This article has guided us on how to insert fillable fields in PDF using Python. If you want to learn the process to fill the existing fields in a PDF file, refer to the article on how to fill in a PDF form using Python.