Manage Tables in PDF via 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 documentUsing Python for .NET Library

In order to work with table, 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

Add Table to PDF 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. Access the Page via its index.
  3. Create Table object.
  4. Set table setting (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 ap

    input_file = DIR_INPUT_TABLE + "AddTable.pdf"
    output_file = DIR_OUTPUT + "document_with_table_out.pdf"
    # Load source PDF document
    doc = ap.Document(input_file)
    # Initializes a new instance of the Table
    table = ap.Table()
    # Set the table border color as LightGray
    table.border = ap.BorderInfo(ap.BorderSide.ALL, 5, ap.Color.from_rgb(apd.Color.light_gray))
    # Set the border for table cells
    table.default_cell_border = ap.BorderInfo(ap.BorderSide.ALL, 5, ap.Color.from_rgb(apd.Color.light_gray))
    # Create a loop to add 10 rows
    for row_count in range(0, 10):
        # Add row to table
        row = table.rows.add()
        # Add table cells
        row.cells.add("Column (" + str(row_count) + ", 1)")
        row.cells.add("Column (" + str(row_count) + ", 2)")
        row.cells.add("Column (" + str(row_count) + ", 3)")
    # Add table object to first page of input document
    doc.pages[1].paragraphs.add(table)
    # Save updated document containing table object
    doc.save(output_file)