This python script contains a renderer fountain2pdf.py , which converts .fountain files to .pdf files using the python library Reportlab.
You need the fountain parser installed as a python3 library in the system. You can find it here: https://github.com/Tagirijus/fountain.
To convert a fountain file into pdf you simply can use this script like this:
python fountain2pdf.py [FOUNTAIN-FILE]
This already renders your fountain script into a PDF. You can add the parameter -h or -help to get an verview of possible parameters. For example: you can mark a specific character, which will get greyed background for easy identification in the readin of the whole script with -c/-char [CHARACTER NAME]. If the character is called "Manuel Senfft" you would type:
python fountain2pdf.py the_script.fountain -c "Manuel Senfft"
This will generate a PDF with a slightly different output name than the original: it will add _CHARACTERNAME to the file name. the_script.fountain will become the_script_MANUEL_SENFFT.pdf in the above case.
The parameter -co or -char-only will make a similar rendering. Instead of giving the character grey background (or another background like set up in the specific style.py), it will ONLY render the characters text.
The parameter -n or -notes will enable the rnedering for the fountain notes. Otherwise they will not be rendered!
The parameter -i or -index will generate some kind of index with hyper links to the acts and scenes and stuff. Could be buggy though. Use with care.
The parameter -d or -numbers and the parameter -s or -soundlist are some personal parameters. They are for my personal workflow of radio play production. The first mentioned parameter numbers all the action sentences in the script with ascending numbers. The other parameter starts another script with which I can generate a soundlist and categorize sounds I would have to record for my radio play.
Please look at fountain2pdf_style_radioplay.py how to set up a style. This file can be modified or a new one can be generated and the line 1 from fountain2pdf.py should be modified as well then to get your new style.
First I did not want to make this script public, but now I did. Keep in mind that I do not have that much time for improving things a lot or writing good documentation about these scripts. I primary made the scripts for my personal workflow.
Speaking of my personal workflow: take a look at Fountainhead. It is a sublime text plugin and script highlighting I am working with. It is really great and you should not miss it, when you like to write scripts with fountain syntax!