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pikepdf is a Python library for reading and writing PDF files via the qpdf library

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Python Data Extraction from an Encrypted PDF

I am an recent graduate in pure mathematics who only has taken few basic programming courses. I am doing an internship and I have an internal data analysis project. I have to analyze the internal PDFs of the last years. The PDFs are "secured." In…
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I had a problem with python library pikepdf

When trying to install the python moduel pikepdf using pip, this error pops up: Building wheels for collected packages: pikepdf Building wheel for pikepdf (pyproject.toml) ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × Building wheel for…
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error: Unable to find trailer dictionary while recovering damaged file

PyPDF2 fail sometimes with decryption of some PDF files, and I am trying do decrypt them with pikepdf but I am getting this error: Unable to find trailer dictionary while recovering damaged file Any ideas?
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PyPDF2 error "PyCryptodome is required for AES algorithm"

I've got hundreds on PDFs I need to set password. I tried to use pyPDF2 to do that but I got an error: "DependencyError: PyCryptodome is required for AES algorithm". I've tried to google any other module like pikepdf but I found only how to crack…
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How can I fix my Python pikepdf import error?

I am trying to install the pikepdf package although, I am receiving the below error when I run: import pikepdf. What do I need to fix in order to have pikepdf import…
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Python Visual Studio Code Module not found

Have installed Python 3.7.6 and am trying to write a code in Visual Studio Code Using: import pikepdf Gets me the error of ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pikepdf' However, I run "pip install pikepdf" and I get: Requirement already satisfied:…
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How to fix a pyinstaller 'no module named...' error when my script imports the modules pikepdf and pdfminer3?

I've built a working py script using PikePDF and PDFminer3 that will take a PDF off my desktop and create a txt file out of the words available. The purpose of this is to help my team at work amend legal documents that often cannot be copy-pasted…
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Send pdf from pikepdf as BytesIO stream - flask send_file content length mismatch

I am trying to send a pdf as an api response using Flask. However, I get a ERR_CONTENT_LENGTH_MISMATCH on the client side of the api. Maybe this is caused by the stream not being complete while the file is send to the client? Idk from flask import…
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deleting and moving elements in pikepdf

I'm trying to create a kind of page break function for pdfs using pikepdf. Given some vertical position (dotted grey line in the image) I want to split the page into two pages. I want to keep the page size and move the elements under the line to the…
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Split pdf in more than one page with pikepdf in python

I need to split a pdf file in group of pages specified by the user. For example, I have a pdf with 20 pages, and I want to split it in groups of 5 pages. The output would be 4 pdfs of 5 pages each. I read the pikepdf documentation and it can only…
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Add Text/String to PDF with pikepdf

I'd like to add a text/string at a specific position to each page to an existing PDFs (multiple pages) in "PDF/A-1b" standard. I've read the documentation but I can't work it out (probably do not understand it enough so far) how to use streams and…
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using pikepdf in python

After installing pikepdf, while trying code with pikepdf, I am getting error messages as below :
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Edit meta data with Pikepdf

Anyone with experience editing pdf metadata with pikepdf? I installed this library since other librarys seems to have some issues with table of contents and/or bookmarks. I also tried pdfrw, but this library couldn't overwrite existing values so,…
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Why does pikepdf fill-in some PDF fields but not others on a PDF created with Acrobat DC

I have a PDF with form fields created with Acrobat DC by my customer. Using Python pikepdf I'm filling those fields programmatically. The strange issue is that some fields are filled, others not. I checked and double-checked with Acrobat DC: All…
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PikePdf returning incorrect page count, how to get correct page count?

I am using pikepdf to open a pdf file and get the page count for that file. My code is roughly: import pikepdf with open(file_uri, "rb") as input_pdf: input_reader = pikepdf.Pdf.open(input_pdf) page_count: int = len(input_reader.pages) Very…
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