Convert PDF to XLS via Python

PDF to XLS Python conversion. Programmers can use this example code to export PDF to XLS within any .NET Framework, .NET Core, and PHP, VBScript, C++ via COM Interop.

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Convert PDF to XLS in Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET

How to convert PDF to XLS? You can easily convert programmatically a document from PDF to XLS format with a modern document-processing Python API. Use just a few lines of code to convert files with high quality. The Aspose.PDF library will allow any developer to easily solve the tasks of converting PDF to XLS using Python.

For a more detailed description of the code snippet and other possible conversion formats, see the Documentation pages. Also, you can check the other conversions of formats, which are supported by our library.

With Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET library you can convert PDF to XLS programmatically. PDF software from Aspose is ideal for individuals, small or large businesses. Since it is able to process a large amount of information, perform the conversion quickly and efficiently and protect your data. A peculiar feature from Aspose.PDF is an API for converting PDF to XLS. The trait of this approach is that you only need to open the PyPI package manager, search for aspose-pdf, and install it without any special complex settings. To verify the benefits of the library, try using the conversion PDF to XLS code snippet. You may also use the following command from the console or terminal:

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pip install aspose-pdf

How to Convert PDF to XLS

Python developers can easily load & convert PDF files to XLS in just a few lines of code.

  1. Import required modules from aspose.pdf library, including Document class for loading PDF files.Ensure that the necessary libraries are installed and imported before proceeding.
  2. Specify the path to the input PDF document by joining indir with infile, ensuring correct directory structure for locating the input file correctly.
  3. Create an instance of Document object and load the specified input PDF file.This step is necessary to access the PDF content for further processing.
  4. Create an instance of ExcelSaveOptions object, which will be used to specify the output format.In this case, the XML_SPREAD_SHEET2003 format is specified, indicating that the resulting file should be in an Excel 2003 XML format.
  5. Set the output format of the save options to XML_SPREAD_SHEET2003, which corresponds to an Excel 2003 XML file.This format is compatible with older versions of Microsoft Excel that do not support newer XML formats.
  6. Use the Document object and the specified save options to save the loaded PDF document as a file in the specified output directory with the specified output file name, using the XML_SPREAD_SHEET2003 format.
  7. Print a success message indicating that the input PDF has been converted into an Excel 2003 XML file.

Here is an example that demonstrates how to convert PDF to XLS in Python. You can follow these easy steps to convert your PDF file to XLS format. First, upload your PDF file and then simply save it as a XLS file. You can use fully qualified filenames for both PDF reading and XLS writing. The output XLS content and formatting will be identical to the original PDF document.

Example: Convert PDF to XLS via Python

This sample code shows PDF to XLS Python Conversion

Input file:

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Output format:

XLS

Output file:

import aspose.pdf as apdf

from os import path

path_infile = path.join(self.data_dir, infile)
path_outfile = path.join(self.data_dir, outfile)

document = apdf.Document(path_infile)
save_options = apdf.ExcelSaveOptions()
save_options.format = apdf.ExcelSaveOptions.ExcelFormat.XML_SPREAD_SHEET2003

document.save(path_outfile, save_options)
print(infile + " converted into " + outfile)

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Convert PDF to XLS using Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET

Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET API supports most established PDF standards and PDF specifications. It allows developers to insert tables, graphs, images, hyperlinks, custom fonts - and more - into PDF documents. Moreover, it is also possible to compress PDF documents. Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET provides excellent security features to develop secure PDF documents. Some of the key features of Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET API include:

  • Ability to read & export PDF in multiple image formats including BMP, GIF, JPEG & PNG.
  • Set basic information (e.g. author, creator) of the PDF document.
  • Conversion Features: Convert PDF to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Convert PDF to Images formats. Convert PDF file to HTML format and vice versa. Convert PDF to EPUB, Text, XPS, etc.

You can find more information about Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET API on our documentation on how to use API.