PDF Processing
This skill provides utilities for working with PDF documents.
Quick Start
Use pdfplumber to extract text from PDFs:
python
import pdfplumber
with pdfplumber.open("document.pdf") as pdf:
text = pdf.pages[0].extract_text()
print(text)
Available Operations
- •Text Extraction: Extract text content from PDF pages
- •Table Extraction: Extract tabular data from PDFs
- •Form Filling: Fill PDF forms with provided data
- •Document Merging: Combine multiple PDFs into one
Advanced Features
Form filling: See FORMS.md for complete guide
Utility scripts:
- •Run
scripts/analyze_form.pyto extract form fields - •Run
scripts/extract_text.pyto extract text from a PDF
Best Practices
- •Always validate PDF files before processing
- •Handle password-protected PDFs gracefully
- •Check for scanned PDFs that may require OCR