📚 Python for PDF

A collection of Python scripts to perform various PDF operations using popular libraries like PyPDF2, reportlab, or fpdf. This toolkit is ideal for automating everyday PDF-related tasks such as merging, splitting, extracting text, filling forms, and more.

📂 Features & Scripts

Script Name	Description
main.py	Launcher or index script to test or call other modules.
create_pdf_with_text.py	Generate a PDF with custom text content.
extract_pdf_metadata.py	Extract metadata such as author, title, subject, etc. from a PDF.
extract_text_from_pdf.py	Extract raw text from the contents of a PDF.
fill_pdf_form.py	Fill out form fields in a fillable PDF.
merge_pdfs.py	Merge multiple PDFs into a single file.
merge_pdfs_range.py	Merge specific page ranges from multiple PDFs.
remove_pages_from_pdf.py	Delete specific pages from a PDF document.
rotate_pdf_pages.py	Rotate individual or multiple pages within a PDF.
split_pdf.py	Split a PDF into separate files per page or range.
_watermark.py	Add watermark text or images to existing PDF files.

💠 Requirements

Install the required Python packages:

pip install PyPDF2 reportlab

Other libraries you may consider (depending on scripts):

pip install fpdf pdfplumber pdfrw

🚀 Usage

Each script can be run independently from the command line. Example:

python merge_pdfs.py

Or customize and import specific modules into your own apps.

💡 Use Cases

• 📄 Combine multiple invoices into one PDF
• ✂️ Split chapters from an e-book
• 🔋 Auto-fill client forms
• 📟 Stamp reports with custom watermarks
• 🔍 Scrape text for data analysis

📌 Notes

• These are CLI-based utilities meant for developers and technical users.
• Input/output file paths may be hardcoded—update as needed.

📁 Directory Structure

Python_for_PDF/
│
├── _watermark.py
├── create_pdf_with_text.py
├── extract_pdf_metadata.py
├── extract_text_from_pdf.py
├── fill_pdf_form.py
├── main.py
├── merge_pdfs.py
├── merge_pdfs_range.py
├── remove_pages_from_pdf.py
├── rotate_pdf_pages.py
└── split_pdf.py

📜 License

MIT License

✨ Contributions

Pull requests are welcome! If you find a bug or have suggestions for improvement, feel free to open an issue.