Extract text from PDF in Python

Text parser for PDF documents. Use Aspose.PDF for Python via C++ to modify PDF files programmatically

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How to extract text from PDF using Python via C++ Library

Do you need to extract text from PDF? Programmatic modification of PDF documents is an essential part of modern digital workflows. With Python libraries like Aspose.PDF, developers can extract text from PDF. These libraries are stand-alone solutions that don’t rely on other software and are ready for commercial use. They cover all possible needs of professional Python developers.

  • Extract text from PDF
  • Extract Images from PDF
  • Extract Fonts from PDF
  • Extract Data from the Form
  • Extract Text From Stamps
  • Extract Data from Table

To extract text from PDF file, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for Python API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation API for Python.

Extract text from PDF in Python

You need Aspose.PDF library to try the code in your environment.

  1. Import the AsposePDFPythonWrappers module.
  2. Create a PdfExtractor.
  3. Bind the input PDF.
  4. Extract Text.
  5. Get the text

Extract text from PDF - Python

This sample code shows how to extract text from PDF documents

Input file:

File not added

Output format:

PDF

Output file:

import AsposePDFPythonWrappers as ap

# Create an object of the PdfExtractor class
pdfExtractor = ap.PdfExtractor()

# Bind the input PDF
pdfExtractor.BindPdf("sample.pdf")

# ExtractText

pdfExtractor.extract_text()

pdfExtractor.get_text("sample.txt")

About Aspose.PDF for Python via C++ API

Aspose.PDF for Python via C++ is a native processing library for Python that enables developers to create, read and manipulate PDF documents. It provides a wide range of features, such as creating forms, adding/editing text, manipulating PDF pages, adding annotations, handling custom fonts and much more.

Aspose.PDF for C++ is a library that enables developers to add PDF processing capabilities to their applications. API can be used to build Python applications to generate, read, convert, and manipulate PDF files.

You can find detailed explanation & examples for every class & method in Aspose.PDF for C++ library in the API reference. It also recommends viewing a Documentation.