PDF Processing Guide

Overview

Extract text/tables, create PDFs, merge/split files, fill forms using Python libraries and command-line tools. Apply this skill for programmatic document processing and analysis. For advanced features or form filling, consult reference.md and forms.md.

Quick Start

from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter

# Read a PDF
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf")
print(f"Pages: {len(reader.pages)}")