Showing page count with ReportLab

Question

I\'m trying to add a simple \"page x of y\" to a report made with ReportLab.. I found this old post about it, but maybe six years later something more straightforward has em

Answer 1

use doc.multiBuild

and in the page header method (defined by "onLaterPages="):

global TOTALPAGES
if doc.page > TOTALPAGES:
    TOTALPAGES = doc.page
else:
    canvas.drawString(270 * mm, 5 * mm, "Seite %d/%d" % (doc.page,TOTALPAGES))