Python binding to Poppler-cpp pdf library
python-poppler is a Python binding to the poppler-cpp library. It allows to read, render, or modify PDF documents. More specifically, it currently allows to:
https://cbrunet.github.io/python-poppler/
Documentation is currently a work-in-progress. Here you will find information about installation of the package, compilation from sources, and usage.
Meanwhile, because it follows the interface of poppler-cpp
, you can refer to the documentation of the C++ library.
The package is installed as poppler
.
Example:
from poppler import load_from_file, PageRenderer
pdf_document = load_from_file("sample.pdf")
page_1 = pdf_document.create_page(0)
page_1_text = page_1.text()
renderer = PageRenderer()
image = renderer.render_page(page_1)
image_data = image.data
Contributions are welcome.
Please use the GitHub issue tracker to report bugs or request features. You can also submit Pull requests.
Code is formatted using black. Ensure that everything is well formatted. You can use
tox -e lint
to lint your code.
Please ensure that all tests pass, by running tox
.
Please provide unit tests covering the new feature, or proving that a bug is corrected, when possible.