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Processing Pdfs by telagod — Agent Skill

Name: Processing Pdfs
Author: telagod

Processing Pdfs

Processes PDF files. Extracts text and tables, fills forms, merges and splits documents, batch-processes files, converts to images, and generates PDFs programmatically. Use when working with .pdf files. Do NOT use for Word documents, spreadsheets, or presentations.

telagod 4ffa0d9 13 files · 60.9 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

PDF Processing

Essential PDF operations using Python libraries and CLI tools.

Decision Matrix

Task	Best Tool	Reference
Merge / split / metadata / rotate	pypdf	recipes.md
Extract text (layout preserved)	pdfplumber	recipes.md
Extract tables	pdfplumber	recipes.md
Create new PDF	reportlab	recipes.md
Batch CLI ops	qpdf / pdftk	recipes.md
OCR scanned PDFs	pytesseract + pdf2image	advanced.md
Add watermark / extract images / encrypt	pypdf / pdfimages	advanced.md
Fill PDF forms	pdf-lib / pypdf	FORMS.md
Advanced pypdfium2 / pdf-lib JS	—	REFERENCE.md

Quick Start

from pypdf import PdfReader
reader = PdfReader("document.pdf")
print(f"Pages: {len(reader.pages)}")
text = "".join(page.extract_text() for page in reader.pages)

Workflow

Identify task — text extraction? table? creation? form? Pick row from matrix above.
Load reference — recipes.md covers 90% of tasks; advanced.md for OCR / encrypt; FORMS.md for forms.
Implement — copy-adapt recipe; verify output.
Validate — open in a viewer or grep extracted text.

Library Selection

Library	Use for
pypdf	Merge, split, metadata, encryption, rotation
pdfplumber	Text extraction with layout, tables
reportlab	Generate PDFs programmatically
pdf2image + pytesseract	OCR scanned documents
qpdf / pdftk (CLI)	Batch ops, no Python needed

---name: processing-pdfsdescription: Processes PDF files. Extracts text and tables, fills forms, merges and splits documents, batch-processes files, converts to images, and generates PDFs programmatically. Use when working with .pdf files. Do NOT use for Word documents, spreadsheets, or presentations.---# PDF ProcessingEssential PDF operations using Python libraries and CLI tools.## Decision Matrix| Task | Best Tool | Reference ||------|-----------|-----------|| Merge / split / metadata / rotate | pypdf | [recipes.md](references/recipes.md) || Extract text (layout preserved) | pdfplumber | [recipes.md](references/recipes.md) || Extract tables | pdfplumber | [recipes.md](references/recipes.md) || Create new PDF | reportlab | [recipes.md](references/recipes.md) || Batch CLI ops | qpdf / pdftk | [recipes.md](references/recipes.md) || OCR scanned PDFs | pytesseract + pdf2image | [advanced.md](references/advanced.md) || Add watermark / extract images / encrypt | pypdf / pdfimages | [advanced.md](references/advanced.md) || Fill PDF forms | pdf-lib / pypdf | [FORMS.md](FORMS.md) || Advanced pypdfium2 / pdf-lib JS | — | [REFERENCE.md](REFERENCE.md) |## Quick Start```pythonfrom pypdf import PdfReaderreader = PdfReader("document.pdf")print(f"Pages: {len(reader.pages)}")text = "".join(page.extract_text() for page in reader.pages)```## Workflow1. **Identify task** — text extraction? table? creation? form? Pick row from matrix above.2. **Load reference** — recipes.md covers 90% of tasks; advanced.md for OCR / encrypt; FORMS.md for forms.3. **Implement** — copy-adapt recipe; verify output.4. **Validate** — open in a viewer or grep extracted text.## Library Selection| Library | Use for ||---------|---------|| pypdf | Merge, split, metadata, encryption, rotation || pdfplumber | Text extraction with layout, tables || reportlab | Generate PDFs programmatically || pdf2image + pytesseract | OCR scanned documents || qpdf / pdftk (CLI) | Batch ops, no Python needed |

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