PyPDF2: how to add a footer to a pdf?

Question

In PyPDF2, how to add a footer to every page of a pdf file? Do I have to do something like

page5 = reader.pages[4]
page5.mediabox.right = page5.mediabox.right / 4
page5.mediabox.top = page5.mediabox.top / 4
writer.add_page(page5)

or is there a predefined footer function?

Answer 1

PyPDF2 does not have a footer function.

You can add a footer by

1. Creating a single PDF page that only contains the footer, e.g. via reportlab
2. Adding that page as an overlay (or as a watermark) - see docs