To read PDFs in Python, you can use a library called PyPDF2. Here's a simple example to get you started:
- Install PyPDF2:
pip install PyPDF2
- Use the library in your Python script:
import PyPDF2
def read_pdf(file_path):
# Open the PDF file in binary mode
with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
# Create a PDF reader object
pdf_reader = PyPDF2.PdfReader(file)
# Get the number of pages in the PDF
num_pages = pdf_reader.numPages
# Loop through all the pages and extract text
for page_num in range(num_pages):
# Get a specific page
page = pdf_reader.getPage(page_num)
# Extract text from the page
text = page.extractText()
# Print the text or process it as needed
print(f"Page {page_num + 1}:\n{text}\n")
# Replace 'your_pdf_file.pdf' with the path to your PDF file
read_pdf('your_pdf_file.pdf')
Keep in mind that PyPDF2 may not handle all types of PDFs perfectly, especially those with complex structures. For more advanced PDF processing, you might want to explore other libraries like PyMuPDF (MuPDF), pdfminer, or PyPDFium.
Make sure to adjust the file path in the read_pdf
function to point to your actual PDF file.