How to set wkhtmltoimage path when using imgkit in google colab?

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Im trying to save an html file as an image using imgkit in google colab. Im having trouble making it work.

!pip install imgkit
!pip install wkhtmltopdf

import imgkit 
imgkit.from_file('file.html', 'out.jpg')

Error:

No wkhtmltoimage executable found: "command not found"
If this file exists please check that this process can read it.
Otherwise please install wkhtmltopdf - http://wkhtmltopdf.org

I´ve read I have to set the path manually, but i can´t figure out what the path is. I haven’t found answers about making it work in Google Colab

Thks!

Edit: I made it work thanks to @user2314737 answer

%%bash
wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6-1/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb

After geting the package I had to copy it to /usr/bin:

!cp wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb /usr/bin
!sudo apt install /usr/bin/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb

And then just:

import imgkit
imgkit.from_file('file.html', 'out.jpg')

Asked By: Ignacio Basti

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Answer 1

You need to install the executable. Check your operating system with

!cat /etc/os-release
# Out:
# NAME="Ubuntu"
# VERSION="18.04.5 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"
# ...

and check processor architecture with !uname -m

(I get Ubuntu x86_64)

Then install the executable with

!wget https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6-1/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb
!cp wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb /usr/bin
!sudo apt install /usr/bin/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.bionic_amd64.deb

Here’s the list of all downloads: https://wkhtmltopdf.org/downloads.html

Answered By: user2314737

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