Edit PDF in Python

Import PDF pages, add presentation elements, and export the result as PDF with Python

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Edit PDF using Aspose.Slides

Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET lets you import PDF pages as slides, add presentation elements such as text and shapes, and export the edited presentation as a new PDF document. This workflow overlays new slide content rather than modifying the original PDF objects.

Edit PDF in Python

The following example imports a PDF file into a Presentation, adds a text-bearing shape to the first imported slide, and exports the result as a new PDF document.

Python code for editing PDF

with slides.Presentation() as presentation:
    presentation.slides.remove_at(0)
    presentation.slides.add_from_pdf("document.pdf")

    slide = presentation.slides[0]
    text_shape = slide.shapes.add_auto_shape(
        slides.ShapeType.RECTANGLE, 10, 10, 300, 50)
    text_shape.text_frame.text = "New text"

    presentation.save("edited-document.pdf", slides.export.SaveFormat.PDF)

How to edit PDF in Python

  1. Install Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET by following the installation guide .

  2. Create an empty Presentation.

  3. Remove the default blank slide from the presentation.

  4. Pass the source PDF file to SlideCollection.add_from_pdf.

  5. Access the imported slide through a slide variable, add an AutoShape, and set its text.

  6. Call Presentation.save with SaveFormat.PDF to create the edited PDF document.

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