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# Doc Formats ## Quick Start: Extract Text from PDF Need to extract text from a PDF? Use this Python snippet: ```python from pypdf import PdfReader reader = PdfReader("document.pdf") text = "".join(page.extract_text() for page in reader.pages) print(text) ``` Or from the command line: ```bash uvx --with pypdf python /path/to/extract_pdf_text.py document.pdf ``` ## PDF Text Extraction ### Basic Usage ```python from pypdf import PdfReader # Read all pages reader = PdfReader("file.pdf") for page in reader.pages: text = page.extract_text() print(text) ``` ### Extract Specific Pages ```python from pypdf import PdfReader reader = PdfReader("file.pdf") # Get pages 1-5 (0-indexed) for page in reader.pages[0:5]: print(page.extract_text()) ``` ### Using the Script This skill includes `scripts/extract_pdf_text.py` for command-line extraction: ```bash # Extract all pages to stdout python extract_pdf_text.py document.pdf # Extract to file python extract_pdf_text.py document.pdf --output text.txt # Extract specific pages python extract_pdf_text.py document.pdf --pages 1-5 python extract_pdf_text.py document.pdf --pages 1,3,5 ``` ### Requirements - **pypdf**: `uvx --with pypdf python <script>` - Works with most text-based PDFs - Scanned PDFs without OCR won't extract text ## Common Issues **"No text extracted"**: The PDF may be scanned (image-based) without OCR. OCR support requires additional tools. **"Encoding errors"**: pypdf handles most encodings, but some PDFs may have encoding issues. Use `page.extract_text(layout=True)` for layout-aware extraction if available. --- **Future**: Support for DOCX, XLSX, and other formats coming soon.