PDF Comparison Utility

Overview

This Python script facilitates the comparison of PDF files between a local source folder and a remote server. The script logs results, highlighting identical and non-identical files based on size and page count. It employs pdfplumber for PDF handling and paramiko for SSH connections.

Features

• Compares PDF files in a source folder with corresponding files on a remote server.
• Logs results, indicating identical and non-identical files along with specific differences.
• Provides error handling for issues like missing source files or connection problems with the target server.

Usage

1. Set the source folder, target server details, CSV file listing file pairs, and log file paths in the script.
2. Run the script (compare_pdfs.py) to perform PDF comparisons.
3. Review the generated log file (comparison_log.txt) for detailed results.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Install required libraries:

  pip install pdfplumber paramiko