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Pdfplumber

pdfplumber is a powerful Python library for extracting detailed information from PDF files, including text, tables, individual characters, shapes, and more. It allows precise programmatic access to underlying PDF content, making it highly useful for data extraction, automation, and analysis tasks.

Pdfplumber is built in Python, distributed under the MIT License, 10.1k GitHub stars, latest release v0.11.9.

When to use Pdfplumber

Pdfplumber is listed here as a Development project. The directory calls out Extracts text from PDF files, Detects and extracts tables from PDFs, Provides access to individual PDF elements (characters, lines, shapes) as capabilities associated with it.

Other recorded traits for Pdfplumber include Supports complex PDF layouts, Pythonic API for easy integration.

Besides Development, this page also files Pdfplumber under Python, Utils, Data Science.

Pdfplumber compared with

Records in this directory name pdfminer, PyPDF2, Tabula-py, camelot as products people compare with Pdfplumber. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Pdfplumber replaces each of them.

What the Pdfplumber stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 10.1k GitHub stars, 875 forks, 88 open issues, latest tracked release v0.11.9. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
Python
Latest Release
v0.11.9
License
MIT License

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Key features of Pdfplumber

  • Extracts text from PDF files
  • Detects and extracts tables from PDFs
  • Provides access to individual PDF elements (characters, lines, shapes)
  • Supports complex PDF layouts
  • Pythonic API for easy integration

Recorded alternatives to Pdfplumber

pdfminer PyPDF2 Tabula-py camelot

Pdfplumber on GitHub

Stars
10.1k
Open Issues
88
Forks
875

Frequently asked questions

What is Pdfplumber?

pdfplumber is a powerful Python library for extracting detailed information from PDF files, including text, tables, individual characters, shapes, and more. It allows precise programmatic access to underlying PDF content, making it highly useful for data extraction, automation, and analysis tasks. This directory highlights Extracts text from PDF files, Detects and extracts tables from PDFs, Provides access to individual PDF elements (characters, lines, shapes).

Is Pdfplumber free to use?

Pdfplumber is published as open source under the MIT License. The directory lists Extracts text from PDF files, Detects and extracts tables from PDFs, Provides access to individual PDF elements (characters, lines, shapes) among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Pdfplumber written in, and what is the latest release?

Pdfplumber is written primarily in Python. The latest release tracked on this page is v0.11.9.

How widely is Pdfplumber used on GitHub?

Pdfplumber has about 10.1k GitHub stars. It also has about 875 forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

What do people compare Pdfplumber with?

This directory records pdfminer, PyPDF2, Tabula-py, camelot as comparison points for Pdfplumber.

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