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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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5 Quizzes

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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

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.

Collecting and administrating PDF metadata.

Course Content

Introduction

6 Lessons

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

5 Lessons

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

7 Lessons

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

7 Lessons

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

13 Lessons

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

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Conclusion

1 Lessons

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

Final Thoughts and Course Reflection

Appendices

2 Lessons

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

Appendix A - Installation of Dependencies

Appendix B - Further Reading

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