[Python] Reportlab. Floating Text with two Columns

First of all, I'm new to python, reportlab, xhtml2pdf. I've already done my first pdf files with reportlab, but I ran into the following problem.

I need a large text in two columns.

First I create my canvas, create my story, append my large text as a paragraph to the story, create my Frame and finally add the story to the frame.

c = Canvas("local.pdf")
storyExample = []
textExample = (""" This is a very large text Lorem Ipsum ... """)
storyExample.append(Paragraph(textExample, styleText))
frameExample = Frame(0, 0, 50, 50,showBoundary=0)
frameExample.addFromList(storyExample,c)
c.showPage()
c.save()


Works like a charm. But I need to show the text in a two column represantation.

Now the text just flows threw my frame like:

|aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
|bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb|
|cccccccccccccccccccc|
|dddddddddddddddddddd|


But I need it like this:

|aaaaaaaaa bbbbbbbbbb|
|aaaaaaaaa cccccccccc|
|bbbbbbbbb cccccccccc|
|bbbbbbbbb dddddddddd|


I hope you understood what I am trying to say.

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