Parse PDF for Tables extraction in Python SDK
API for parsing PDF documents to extract tables using server-side Python API.
Get StartedHow to parse PDF documents for Tables extractionusing Cloud Python SDK
For parse PDF documents to extract Tables via Cloud Python SDK , we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud Python SDK This Cloud SDK assists Python programmers in developing cloud-based PDF creator, annotator, editor, converter and parser apps using Python programming language via Aspose.PDF REST API. Simply create an account at Aspose for Cloud and get your application information. Once you have the App SID & key, you are ready to give the Aspose.PDF Cloud Python SDK. If the python package is hosted on Github, you can install directly from Github:
Installation from Github
pip install git+https://github.com/aspose-pdf-cloud/aspose-pdf-cloud-python.git
Steps to parse PDF for Tables extaction using Python SDK
Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily parse PDF documents for Tables extraction. Developers need just a few lines of code.
- Create a new Configuration object with your Application Secret and Key
- Create an object to connect to the Cloud API
- Upload your document file
- Parse PDF documents for Tables extraction in cloud storage using get_document_tables function
- Checks the response and logs the result
- Download Tables info in JSON file locally if needed
This sample code shows parsing PDF document for Tables extraction
import shutil
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from asposepdfcloud import ApiClient, PdfApi
import logging
# Configure logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
class ParseExtractTables:
"""Class for extracting tables from PDF document page using Aspose PDF Cloud API."""
def __init__(self):
self.pdf_api = PdfApi(ApiClient(APP_KEY, APP_SID)
def upload_document(self, documentName: str, localFolder: str, remoteFolder: str):
"""Upload a PDF document to the Aspose Cloud server."""
if self.pdf_api:
file_path = localFolder / documentName
try:
if remoteFolder == None:
self.pdf_api.upload_file(documentName, str(file_path))
else:
opts = { "folder": remoteFolder }
self.pdf_api.upload_file(remoteFolder + '/' + documentName, file_path)
logging.info(f"File {documentName} uploaded successfully.")
except Exception as e:
logging.error(f"Failed to upload file: {e}")
def extract(self, documentName: str, localFolder: Path, remoteFolder: Path):
self.upload_document(documentName, remoteFolder)
opts = {
"folder": remoteFolder
}
respTables = self.pdf_api.get_document_tables(documentName, **opts)
if respTables.code != 200:
logging.error("GetTables(): Unexpected error!")
else:
localJsonFile = str(Path.joinpath(localFolder, "tables_objects.json"))
with open(localJsonFile, "w", encoding="utf-8") as localFile:
localFile.write("[\n")
for tab in respTables.tables.list:
logging.info(f"GetTabels(): Table '{tab.id}' successfully extracted from the document '{documentName}'.")
jsText = json.dumps(tab.__dict__, ensure_ascii=False, default=str, indent=4) + ",\n\n"
localFile.write(jsText)
localFile.write("]")
Work with the Tables parsing in PDF via Python SDK
By parsing PDF documents for tables extraction, you can modify the content of Tables as needed. This maintains the position of the table in the documents while saving time and reducing manual work. Parse PDF documents to extraction tables with Aspose.PDF Cloud Python SDK.
With our Python SDK you can
- Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
- Add tables & text or image stamps to PDF documents.
- Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
- Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
- Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
- Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
- Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
- Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
- Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
- Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
- You can try out our free App to test the functionality.
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