| name | pdf-common-errors |
| description | Sub-skill of pdf: Common Errors. |
| version | 1.2.2 |
| category | data |
| type | reference |
| scripts_exempt | true |
Common Errors
Common Errors
Error: FileNotFoundError
- Cause: PDF file path is incorrect
- Solution: Verify file path and ensure file exists
Error: PdfReadError (encrypted)
- Cause: PDF is password-protected or DRM-encrypted
- Solution: Provide password or use qpdf to decrypt
Error: Empty text extraction
- Cause: PDF contains scanned images, not text
- Solution: Use OCR with pytesseract and pdf2image
Error: DependencyError (Tesseract)
- Cause: Tesseract OCR not installed
- Solution:
sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr or brew install tesseract