Extract Tables from PDF using Python

Extract table from PDF document. Use Aspose.PDF for Python for .NET to modify PDF files programmatically

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How to extracting Tables from PDF document Using Python for .NET Library

In order to extract 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

Extract Tables from PDF using Python

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

  1. Import the Necessary Libraries
  2. Load the PDF Document
  3. Initialize the TableAbsorber and iterate over pages
  4. Extract table content
  5. Save extracted data (optional)

Extract Tables from PDF - Python

import aspose.pdf as apdf

from os import path

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

# Load source PDF document
pdf_document = apdf.Document(path_infile)
for page in pdf_document.pages:
    absorber = apdf.text.TableAbsorber()
    absorber.visit(page)
    for table in absorber.table_list:
        for row in table.row_list:
            for cell in row.cell_list:
                text_fragment_collection = cell.text_fragments
                for fragment in text_fragment_collection:
                    txt = ""
                    for seg in fragment.segments:
                        txt += seg.text
                    print(txt)