[942] Reading PDFs in Python

To read PDFs in Python, you can use a library called PyPDF2. Here's a simple example to get you started:

1. Install PyPDF2:

pip install PyPDF2

2. 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.