PDF Management in Python

Discover how to manipulate PDFs using Python. Gain hands-on experience with real-life scenarios and broaden your knowledge in handling and processing PDF files efficiently.

Intermediate

41 Lessons

5h 45min

Certificate of Completion

Discover how to manipulate PDFs using Python. Gain hands-on experience with real-life scenarios and broaden your knowledge in handling and processing PDF files efficiently.

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This course includes

47 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

This course includes

47 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

Course Overview

This course will provide you with hands-on experience in PDF manipulation using the Python programming language. It integrates the most common real-life scenarios into its proceedings and supplies you with a framework of "how to do it". This course is addressed to Python programmers who seek to broaden their knowledge in the Python programming language. Moreover, it targets those who are eager to gain in-depth experience in handling and processing PDF files which constitute a large part of our day-to-day ...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Python 3

What You'll Learn

Collecting and administrating PDF metadata.

Reordering, removing, rotating, splitting, dynamically watermarking and converting PDF pages into images.

Fetching, annotating and redacting text in pages.

Compressing a PDF file.

Securing and cracking a PDF file.

Merging and comparing PDF files.

What You'll Learn

Collecting and administrating PDF metadata.

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with Python tools and techniques for efficient PDF management.

Course Overview

Understanding PDF Types and Structure of PDF Files The Progression of PDF

Walkthrough Top Python Libraries for PDF Processing Quiz

PDF Management Core Functions

Walk through managing PDF metadata, creating documents, adding comments, and practical quizzes.

Introduction to Metadata

Metadata Treatment How to Create a PDF Document

How to Read and Add Comments to a PDF Document Quiz

Pages Processing

Go hands-on with splitting, rotating, removing, shuffling, watermarking, and converting PDF pages using Python.

How to Split PDF Pages How to Rotate PDF Pages How to Remove PDF Pages How to Shuffle PDF Pages How to Dynamically Watermark PDF Pages How to Convert PDF Pages into Images Quiz

Content Processing

Break down the steps to extract, annotate, redact, and parse content from PDFs efficiently.

How to Extract Tabular Data from PDF How to Extract Images from PDF How to Extract Hyperlinks from a PDF How to Annotate Text in a PDF How to Redact Text in a PDF How to Parse Text Data from a PDF Quiz

Document Processing

Take a closer look at enhancing PDF management with merging, converting, compressing, and securing techniques using Python.

Merging Multiple PDF Files Converting a PDF File to Other File Types Compressing a PDF File Securing a PDF File Cracking a Password-Protected PDF File Digitally Signing a PDF File Manipulating Scanned PDF Files Computing the Checksum of a PDF File Pinpointing the Differences between Two PDF Files Adding and Extracting PDF File Attachments Embedding JavaScript in a PDF File Applying Permissions to a PDF File Quiz

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Tackle PDF customization, conversion, OCR parsing, and digital signing independently post-course.

Appendices

2 Lessons

Approach installing dependencies and exploring further reading for PDF management in Python.

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