Python 3 doesn't support negative seeks

[webisteme]

When opening a pdf file in Python 3.7 I get the following error:

>> PdfFileReader(open('/file.pdf'))
>> UnsupportedOperation: can't do nonzero end-relative seeks

The reason is Python 3 no longer supports negative seeks. To fix the issue I had to set the mode to 'rb':

>> PdfFileReader(open('/file.pdf', mode="rb"))

This may be worth noting in the documentation.

[Dakotapa]

Thank you! This worked

[snehal1989]

thanks this worked

[basawanayya]

Thanks

[SheriffNabil]

Hello,
I can't read a PDF that is in Arabic.
file = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open('P07.pdf',mode='rb', encoding="UTF-8"))
I get the following message: binary mode doesn't take an encoding argument
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Thanks :)

[basawanayya]

sorry, i don't know

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[gothill]

@SherifBassiouni You're opening a file in binary mode, which assumes the file you are opening is in bytes, i.e. not encoded, so try removing the encoding argument.

[SheriffNabil]

@SherifBassiouni You're opening a file in binary mode, which assumes the file you are opening is in bytes, i.e. not encoded, so try removing the encoding argument.

Thanks for your reply.
I tried your suggestion and got the following error:
UnsupportedOperation: can't do nonzero end-relative seeks

[faisalaltqiqi]

Hello,
I can't read a PDF that is in Arabic.
file = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open('P07.pdf',mode='rb', encoding="UTF-8"))
I get the following message: binary mode doesn't take an encoding argument
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Thanks :)

Dear
I have the same problem
Did you come up with a solution?

[SheriffNabil]

Hello,
I can't read a PDF that is in Arabic.
file = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open('P07.pdf',mode='rb', encoding="UTF-8"))
I get the following message: binary mode doesn't take an encoding argument
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Thanks :)

Dear
I have the same problem
Did you come up with a solution?

Hello Faisal,

There is another Python library called (fitz) that allows you to extract text from PDF files.
here is the code:

import fitz
doc = fitz.open("your_file.pdf")
txt = doc.getPageText(0)
txt

The only problem is that it prints the words in reverse order. for example, if your PDF file has the word "فيصل" in it, it will be printed as "لصيف".

to get around this problem you can add the following code:

txt2 = txt.split(" ")
for word in txt2:
print(word)

Good luck

[faisalaltqiqi]

packet = io.BytesIO() text=("12345فيصل") can = canvas.Canvas(packet, pagesize=letter ) can.drawString(250, 603, text) can.save() packet.seek(0) new_pdf = PdfFileReader(packet) #(open('P07.pdf',mode='rb', encoding="UTF-8")) with open("test.pdf",mode='rd',encoding='utf-8') as op: output = PdfFileWriter() page = existing_pdf.getPage(0) page2 = new_pdf.getPage(0) page.mergePage(page2) output.addPage(page) with open("New.pdf" ,'wb',encoding='utf-8') as out: output.write(out) #outputStream = open("New.pdf" , "wb") #output.write(outputStream) out.close()

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Hello, I can't read a PDF that is in Arabic. file = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open('P07.pdf',mode='rb', encoding="UTF-8")) I get the following message: binary mode doesn't take an encoding argument Do you have any idea how to fix this? Thanks :) Dear I have the same problem Did you come up with a solution? Hello Faisal, *There is another Python library called (fitz) that allows you to extract text from PDF files. here is the code:* import fitz doc = fitz.open("your_file.pdf") txt = doc.getPageText(0) txt The only problem is that it prints the words in reverse order. for example, if your PDF file has the word "فيصل" in it, it will be printed as "لصيف". *to get around this problem you can add the following code:* txt2 = txt.split(" ") for word in txt2: print(word) Good luck — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#489 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALCLQBCRO6GGDXPJHNVA6PLRPCER3ANCNFSM4G4CTSPA> .

[faisalaltqiqi]

Hello,
I can't read a PDF that is in Arabic.
file = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(open('P07.pdf',mode='rb', encoding="UTF-8"))
I get the following message: binary mode doesn't take an encoding argument
Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Thanks :)

Dear
I have the same problem
Did you come up with a solution?

Hello Faisal,

There is another Python library called (fitz) that allows you to extract text from PDF files. here is the code:

import fitz
doc = fitz.open("your_file.pdf")
txt = doc.getPageText(0)
txt

The only problem is that it prints the words in reverse order. for example, if your PDF file has the word "فيصل" in it, it will be printed as "لصيف".

to get around this problem you can add the following code:

txt2 = txt.split(" ")
for word in txt2:
print(word)

Good luck

Can you contact me?
(faisalsrpg@gmail.com)

[nduprincekc]

PdfFileReader(open('/file.pdf', mode="rb"))

This is the correct code for the bug

> When opening a pdf file in Python 3.7 I get the following error:
> 
> ```
> >> PdfFileReader(open('/file.pdf'))
> >> UnsupportedOperation: can't do nonzero end-relative seeks
> ```
> 
> The reason is Python 3 no longer supports negative seeks. To fix the issue I had to set the mode to 'rb':
> 
> ```
> >> PdfFileReader(open('/file.pdf', mode="rb"))
> ```
> 
> This may be worth noting in the documentation.

PdfFileReader(open('/file.pdf', mode="rb"))

[MartinThoma]

I think this is just a wrong usage of PyPDF2.

Wrong

reader = PdfFileReader(open("example.pdf"))

Correct - Option 1

reader = PdfFileReader("example.pdf")  # just pass the path

Correct - Option 2

fh = open("example.pdf", "rb")   # mind the "rb"!
reader = PdfFileReader(fh)
# do your stuff
fh.close()