Multiple tables (5) one one page using ReportLab

Question

I have the following code in python to generate two tables using ReportLab. Is there a way to position this two tables side by side using ReportLab?

from reportlab.lib import colors
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter, inch
from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Table, TableStyle

doc = SimpleDocTemplate("simple_table_grid.pdf", pagesize=letter)
elements = []

data= [['00', '01', '02', '03', '04','10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
   ['10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
   ['20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
   ['30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14']]

t=Table(data,5*[0.3*inch], 4*[0.2*inch])
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
        ('BACKGROUND',(0,0),(4,0),colors.gray),
                   ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
                   ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
                   ]))

elements.append(t)

data= [['100', '01', '02', '03', '04'],
   ['10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
   ['20', '21', '22', '23', '24'],
   ['30', '31', '32', '33', '34']]

t=Table(data,5*[0.3*inch], 4*[0.2*inch])
t.setStyle(TableStyle([
        ('BACKGROUND',(0,0),(4,0),colors.gray),
                   ('INNERGRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
                   ('BOX', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.25, colors.black),
                   ]))

elements.append(t)

doc.build(elements)

Answer 1

Example:
*whole code

from reportlab.lib import colors
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter, inch
from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Table, TableStyle

doc = SimpleDocTemplate("simple_table_grid.pdf", pagesize=letter)
elements = []

data1 = [['00', '01', '02', '03', '04', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
        ['10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
        ['20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
        ['30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14']]

t1 = Table(data1, 5 * [0.3 * inch], 4 * [0.2 * inch])
t1.setStyle(TableStyle([
    ('BACKGROUND', (0, 0), (4, 0), colors.gray),
    ('INNERGRID', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 0.25, colors.black),
    ('BOX', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 0.25, colors.black),
]))


data2 = [['100', '01', '02', '03', '04'],
        ['10', '11', '12', '13', '14'],
        ['20', '21', '22', '23', '24'],
        ['30', '31', '32', '33', '34']]

t2 = Table(data2, 5 * [0.4 * inch], 4 * [0.2 * inch])
t2.setStyle(TableStyle([
    ('BACKGROUND', (0, 0), (4, 0), colors.gray),
    ('INNERGRID', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 0.25, colors.black),
    ('BOX', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 0.25, colors.black),
]))

data = [[t1, t2]]
# adjust the length of tables
t1_w = 3 * inch
t2_w = 3 * inch
shell_table = Table(data, colWidths=[t1_w, t2_w])
elements.append(shell_table)
doc.build(elements)

Answer 2

Create a third table that will serve as the shell for the two tables you created. This table will have two columns and one row. Each column will be the size of the respective child table.

Example:

create your two tables in different table vars (e.g. table1, table2)

t1_w = <your first table width size>
t2_w = <your second table width size>
data = [[table1, table2]]
shell_table = Table(data, colWidths=[t1_w, t2_w])