Py-pdfrw

Jul 20, 2023

PDF file reader/writer library

A Python library and utility that reads and writes PDF files

  • Version 0.4 is tested and works on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6
  • Operations include subsetting, merging, rotating, modifying metadata, etc.
  • The fastest pure Python PDF parser available
  • Has been used for years by a printer in pre-press production
  • Can be used with rst2pdf to faithfully reproduce vector images
  • Can be used either standalone, or in conjunction with reportlab to reuse existing PDFs in new ones
  • Permissively licensed


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