The PDF skill provides a collection of Python libraries and command-line utilities to manipulate, extract, and create PDF documents. It supports merging, splitting, rotating, watermarking, encrypting, and performing OCR on scanned files.
Is pdf safe to install?
Review the source first: our audit of pdf's source files found 12 shell commands, 0 external URLs, file reads and writes (high risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill executes shell commands and performs local file system operations including reading, writing, and modifying PDF files.
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Who is this skill for?
Developers and users who need to automate PDF document processing tasks within an agentic environment.
What can you do with it?
- Extracting text and tables from PDF documents
- Merging multiple PDF files into a single document
- Splitting PDF files into individual pages
- Rotating pages within a PDF
- Adding watermarks to PDF pages
- Creating new PDF documents from scratch
- Encrypting and decrypting PDF files
- Performing OCR on scanned PDF documents
- Extracting images from PDF files
How good is this skill?
Quality score: 5/10. The documentation is comprehensive, providing clear code snippets and command-line examples for all advertised features.
What does the skill file contain?
# PDF Processing Guide
## Overview
This guide covers essential PDF processing operations using Python libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features, JavaScript libraries, and detailed examples, see REFERENCE.md. If you need to fill out a PDF form, read FORMS.md and follow its instructions.
## Quick Start
```python
from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
# Read a PDF
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf")
print(f"Pages: {len(reader.pages)}")
# Extract text
text = ""
for page in reader.pages:
text += page.extract_text()
```
## Python Libraries
### pypdf - Basic Operations
#### ...Frequently asked questions
Which Python libraries are used for PDF processing?
The skill utilizes pypdf for basic operations, pdfplumber for text and table extraction, reportlab for PDF creation, and pytesseract with pdf2image for OCR.
Can this skill handle password-protected PDFs?
Yes, the skill supports decrypting PDFs using qpdf and encrypting PDFs using pypdf.
How do I extract tables from a PDF?
Use the pdfplumber library's extract_tables method to identify and parse table data from PDF pages.
Are there limitations when creating PDFs with reportlab?
Yes, do not use Unicode subscript or superscript characters as they are not supported by built-in fonts. Use XML markup tags like <sub> and <super> within Paragraph objects instead.
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