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Created March 19, 2020 11:49
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Python program to extract all the text from a pdf file and saving it as a text file. I have used PyPDF2 library for this module.
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readCompletePdf.py
from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader
fileName = '' #Enter the name of pdf file here
with open(fileName + '.pdf', 'rb') as pdf:
pdfReader = PdfFileReader(pdf)
totalPages = pdfReader.numPages
for page in range(totalPages):
text = pdfReader.getPage(page).extractText()
with open(fileName + '.txt', 'w') as textFile:
textFile.write(text)
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