Search PDF via Python

Advanced PDF document search. Use Aspose.PDF for Python for .NET to modify PDF documents programmatically

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How to Search PDF File Using Python

In order to search PDF file, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for .NET API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation API for python-net platform. Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.PDF and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Python Package Manager Console

pip install aspose-pdf

Search PDF File via Python

You need Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET to try the code in your environment.

  1. Load the PDF with an instance of Document.
  2. Create TextFragmentAbsorber Object with text to find as parameter.
  3. Get all extracted text fragments collection.
  4. Loop through each fragment to get all of its information.

Search PDF Files - Python

import aspose.pdf as ap

# Search Text from All the Pages of PDF Document
pdfDocument = ap.Document("c:\\samples\\sample.pdf")

# Create TextAbsorber object to find all instances of the input search phrase
textFragmentAbsorber = ap.text.TextFragmentAbsorber("PDF")

# Accept the absorber for all the pages
pdfDocument.pages.accept(textFragmentAbsorber)

# Loop through the fragments
for textFragment in textFragmentAbsorber.text_fragments:
    print(f"Text : {textFragment.text}" )
    print(f"Position : {textFragment.position}")
    print(f"XIndent : {textFragment.position.x_indent}")
    print(f"YIndent : {textFragment.position.y_indent}")
    print(f"Font - Name : {textFragment.text_state.font.font_name}" )
    print(f"Font - IsAccessible : {textFragment.text_state.font.is_accessible} " )
    print(f"Font - IsEmbedded : {textFragment.text_state.font.is_embedded} " )
    print(f"Font - IsSubset : {textFragment.text_state.font.is_subset} ")
    print(f"Font Size : {textFragment.text_state.font_size}" )
    print(f"Foreground Color : {textFragment.text_state.foreground_color} " )