How to convert PDF into TXT?

Open the site: PDF into TXT . Drag and drop PDF files to quickly convert them into TXT. Or just use a code sample in Python with a few lines of code. Install Aspose.Words for Python via .NET. Add a library reference (import the library) to your Python project. Open the source PDF file in Python. Call the save() method, passing an output filename with TXT extension. Get the result of PDF conversion as TXT.

Why convert PDF to TXT in Python?

Documents are encoded in many ways, and PDF files may be incompatible with some software. To open and read such files, just convert them to appropriate file format.

What other file formats can I convert my PDF to?

We support a variety of file formats for PDF conversion, including DOCX, ODT, PDF, DOC, HTML, RTF, Markdown, XML, JPG, PNG, TIFF, WPS, TXT and many more.

What is the maximum file size for PDF to TXT conversion supported by Aspose.Words for Python via .NET?

There are no file size limits for converting PDF files with Aspose.Words for Python via .NET.

Convert PDF To TXT Python

Convert PDF to TXT using Python

Need to convert a document from PDF to TXT format programmatically? With Aspose.Words for Python via .NET any developer can convert documents from PDF to TXT format with just a few lines of Python code.

Modern document-processing Python API creates a TXT document from PDF with professional quality. Test the highest quality PDF to TXT conversion right in your browser. Powerful Python library allows converting PDF files to almost all TXT document formats.

Save PDF as a TXT document in Python

The following example demonstrates how to convert PDF to TXT document format in Python.

Follow the easy steps to turn a PDF file into TXT document format. Read your PDF file from the local drive, then simply save it in TXT document format, specifying the required file format by required TXT extension. For both PDF reading and TXT document writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output TXT content and formatting will be identical to the original PDF document.

Code example in Python to convert PDF to TXT format

Input file

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Output format

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pip install aspose-words

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import aspose.words as aw

doc = aw.Document("Input.pdf")
doc.save("Output.txt")

                            import aspose.words as aw

doc = aw.Document("Input.pdf")
doc.save("Output.txt")

                            import aspose.words as aw

doc = aw.Document("Input.pdf")

save_options = aw.saving.ImageSaveOptions(aw.SaveFormat.txt)
for page in range(doc.page_count):
    save_options.page_set = aw.saving.PageSet(page)
    doc.save(f"Output_{page + 1}.txt", save_options)
                            import aspose.words as aw

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

builder.insert_image("Input.pdf")

doc.save("Output.txt")

                            import aspose.words as aw

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

shape = builder.insert_image("Input.pdf")
shape.get_shape_renderer().save("Output.txt", aw.saving.ImageSaveOptions(aw.SaveFormat.txt))

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How to convert PDF to TXT in Python

Install Aspose.Words for Python via .NET.
Add a library reference (import the library) to your Python project.
Open the source PDF file in Python.
Call the save() method, passing an output filename with TXT extension.
Get the result of PDF conversion as TXT.

Python library to convert PDF to TXT

We host our Python packages in PyPi repositories. Please follow the step-by-step instructions on how to install "Aspose.Words for Python via .NET" to your developer environment.

System Requirements

This package is compatible with Python ≥3.5 and <3.12. If you develop software for Linux, please have a look at additional requirements for gcc and libpython in Product Documentation.

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