Re: Help wanted - Duplex printing

On 27/08/2026 13:08, Rob Cliffe via Python-list wrote:
> I have a Windows 11 laptop and an Epson WF-4820 printer.
> Is there any way I can programmatically print two files, one on each 
> side of the same sheet of paper?
> The following program doesn't quite work (Python 3.13.3):
>
[snip]
> What happens:
> It prints the first file on one side of a sheet, then sucks the sheet 
> back in and prints nothing on the other side.
> (Nothing, because the document is short and fits on one side).
> Then ejects the paper.
> Then does the same thing with the other file.
> In other words each file is printed (separately) in duplex mode,
> but they are not printed on the same sheet.
>
> If what I want is possible (from my research so far I'm  getting the 
> impression that it isn't)
> can I do the same thing with image files (print two on opposite sides 
> of the same sheet) ? 
If they are both plain text files, you could try concatenating them into 
one file with a Form Feed character (chr(12) or "\f") between them and 
then print that.
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