PDF Toolkit

This repository contains a set of Python scripts for working with PDF files. Each script serves a specific purpose related to PDF manipulation. The scripts use the PyPDF2 library.

Installation

Install the required libraries

pip install PyPDF2

# For extracting the images
pip install PyPDF2[image]

# Or just install all optional dependencies
pip install PyPDF2[full]

Follow the usage instructions provided below for each script.

Scripts Overview

1. merge.py

Merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF file.

Usage:

# Run the script
python merge.py output.pdf input1.pdf input2.pdf input3.pdf

2. extract_text.py

This script extracts text from PDF files, either from all pages or a specific page.

Usage:

# Extract text from all pages
python extract_text.py file.pdf --output text_file.txt

# Extract text from page 3
python extract_text.py file.pdf --output text_file.txt --page 3

3. extract_images.py

This script extracts images from PDF files, either from all pages or a specific page.

Usage:

# Extract images from all pages to the default folder "extracted_images"
python extract_images.py example.pdf

# Extract images from page 2 to a custom folder "my_images"
python extract_images.py example.pdf --output my_images --page 2

4. extract_pages.py

This script creates a new PDF file from specific pages of an existing PDF.

Usage:

# Create a new PDF file containing pages 3, 4, and 7
python extract_pages.py input.pdf output.pdf 3 4 7

# Create a new PDF file containing pages from 3 to 7 and 11
python extract_pages.py input.pdf output.pdf 3-7 11

5. split_pdf.py

This script splits every page of a PDF file and stores them in a new folder.

Usage:

# Split input.pdf into individual pages in the default folder "split_pages"
python split.py input.pdf

# Split input.pdf into individual pages in a custom folder "output_folder"
python split.py input.pdf --output output_folder

6. compare.py

This script compares the text content of corresponding pages in two PDF files. If differences are found, it prints the differing text for each page.

Usage:

# Compare two PDF files and save differences to a txt file
python compare.py file1.pdf file2.pdf --output differences.txt

7. txt_to_pdf.py

Convert a .txt file to a PDF.

Usage:

# install reportlab
pip install reportlab

# Convert input.txt to output.pdf
python txt_to_pdf.py input.txt output.pdf