How to Install `reportlab` in Python

v4.4.10 General Purpose Python <4,>=3.9 BSD

The Reportlab Toolkit

Install pip install reportlab

What is reportlab?

The Reportlab Toolkit

The ReportLab Toolkit. An Open Source Python library for generating PDFs and graphics.

Documentation → PyPI page → Author: Andy Robinson, Robin Becker, the ReportLab team and the community

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with reportlab:

import reportlab

print(reportlab.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install reportlab

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install reportlab

pip3

pip3 install reportlab

conda

conda install -c conda-forge reportlab

Poetry

poetry add reportlab

Dependencies

Installing reportlab will also install these packages:

pillow charset-normalizer

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import reportlab; print(reportlab.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing reportlab with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'reportlab'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install reportlab. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'reportlab' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install reportlab to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'reportlab'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show reportlab and upgrade with pip install --upgrade reportlab.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install reportlab. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user reportlab

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org reportlab

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`4.4.10` latest	2026-02-12
`4.4.9`	2026-01-15
`4.4.7`	2025-12-21
`4.4.6`	2025-12-10
`4.4.5`	2025-11-17

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage reportlab

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade reportlab

Install a specific version

pip install reportlab==4.4.10

Uninstall

pip uninstall reportlab

Check what is installed

pip show reportlab

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install reportlab in Python