Notion Page to PDF

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An expert level, minimal python script that fetches a specific notion page as markdown, downloads all images locally and uses pandoc to generate a pdf

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To create an expert-level, minimal Python script for fetching a specific Notion page as markdown, downloading all images locally, and using Pandoc to generate a PDF, you need to follow these steps:

1. Use the Notion API to fetch the page content.
2. Parse the content to extract markdown and image URLs.
3. Download images to a local folder.
4. Convert markdown to PDF using Pandoc.

Here is an example script that demonstrates this process. This script assumes that you have the necessary API keys and permissions to access the Notion page, and that Pandoc is installed on your system.

import requests
from notion_client import Client
import os
import subprocess

# Initialize Notion client with your integration token
notion = Client(auth="your_integration_token")

# Function to fetch a Notion page and return its content as markdown
def fetch_notion_page_as_markdown(page_id):
    # Fetch page content
    page_content = notion.pages.retrieve(page_id)

    # Here you would add the logic to parse the Notion page content and convert it to markdown
    # This is a non-trivial task and depends on your specific requirements and page structure
    markdown_content = convert_to_markdown(page_content)

    return markdown_content

# Function to download images and return a list of local file paths
def download_images(image_urls):
    local_image_paths = []
    for url in image_urls:
        response = requests.get(url)
        filename = url.split("/")[-1]
        with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(response.content)
        local_image_paths.append(filename)
    return local_image_paths

# Function to convert markdown to PDF using Pandoc
def convert_markdown_to_pdf(markdown_content, output_pdf):
    with open("temp.md", "w") as file:
        file.write(markdown_content)
    subprocess.run(["pandoc", "temp.md", "-o", output_pdf])
    os.remove("temp.md")

# Main script
page_id = "your_page_id"
markdown_content = fetch_notion_page_as_markdown(page_id)

# Assuming you have a list of image URLs extracted from the markdown
image_urls = extract_image_urls(markdown_content)
downloaded_images = download_images(image_urls)

# Modify the markdown content to use local image paths
# ...

# Convert the modified markdown to PDF
convert_markdown_to_pdf(markdown_content, "output.pdf")

This script is a high-level outline and requires customization based on your specific Notion page structure and content. Notion’s page content is complex, and converting it to markdown is not straightforward. You might need to use or develop a library specifically for parsing Notion’s block-based content into markdown.

Also, ensure you have appropriate permissions and API access to fetch data from Notion, and that Pandoc is correctly installed and configured on your system.