3 Python Libraries for Working With PDF

Python programming can help you work with PDF files more effectively than any other programming language. PDF is the most widely used file format. Most people use pdf files to transfer documents. Due to this much acceptance, you might sometimes need to make changes to the pdf files or extract some information from a pdf file. 

PDF File with Python:-

PDF means a Portable document file and this is the most common format of the file across the globe. with python, it is easy to work with pdf files. But it will be still tedious if you do not know the relevant libraries to work with pdf files. 

Best Python Libraries for PDF Manipulation:-

Below is a shortlist of the best python libraries for PDF manipulating and extracting data from pdf files with python programming language. Feel free to add other python libraries to this list.

1. ReportLab

ReportLab is the time-proven, ultra-robust open-source engine for creating complex, data-driven PDF documents and custom vector graphics. It’s free, open-source , and written in Python. The package sees 50,000+ downloads per month, is part of standard Linux distributions, is embedded in many products, and was selected to power the print/export feature for Wikipedia.Click here to learn more about this python library.

2. pdfminer.six

pdfminer.six is a tool for extracting information from PDF documents. It focuses on getting and analyzing text data. Pdfminer.six extracts the text from a page directly from the sourcecode of the PDF. It can also be used to get the exact location, font or color of the text. It is built in a modular way such that each component of pdfminer.six can be replaced easily. You can implement your own interpreter or rendering device that uses the power of pdfminer.six for other purposes than text analysis.Click here to learn more about this python library.

3. PyPDF2

PyPDF2 is a pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging together, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. It can also add custom data, viewing options, and passwords to PDF files. It can retrieve text and metadata from PDFs as well as merge entire files together.Click here to learn more about this python library.

Summary and Conclusion:-

These 3 Python Libraries for Working With PDF will help you use to manipulate and find the different properties of the pdf files. If you have any questions please let me know in the comment section. If you are interested in another python tutorials please visit my youtube channel Code with Ali.

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