Manage Tables in PDF using Python

Add, Extract, Delete Tables in PDF document. Use Aspose.PDF for Python for .NET to modify PDF files programmatically

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Most popular action with Tables via Python

Add Table
Extract Table
Delete Table

How to manage Tables in PDF document using Aspose.PDF for Python for .NET library

In order to work with table, use Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET, a powerful and easy-to-use API. Open PyPI, search for aspose-pdf, and install it. Alternatively, run the command:

Console

pip install aspose-pdf

Add Table to PDF using 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. Access the Page via its index.
  3. Create Table object.
  4. Set table settings (e.g. set the borders).
  5. Populate table.
  6. Add the table to a page.
  7. Save the file.

Add Table in PDF - Python

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)

border_info = apdf.BorderInfo(apdf.BorderSide.ALL, 5, apdf.Color.light_gray)
table = apdf.Table()

table.border = border_info

table.default_cell_border = border_info

for row_count in range(0, 10):
    row = table.rows.add()
    row.cells.add("Column (" + str(row_count) + ", 1)")
    row.cells.add("Column (" + str(row_count) + ", 2)")
    row.cells.add("Column (" + str(row_count) + ", 3)")

document.pages[1].paragraphs.add(table)
document.save(path_outfile)