Problem Statement: Extracting text from a PDF file for analysis.
Detailed Scenario: The application needs to read and extract text from PDF files that contain invoices or reports.
Usecase Approach: Use Python’s PyPDF2 or pdfminer module to extract text from PDFs.
Tools and Modules: PyPDF2, pdfminer
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Approach:
- Use pdfminer.six to extract text accurately from PDFs, including structured documents.
- Create a reusable function extract_text_from_pdf() that takes the PDF path as input.
- Use a try-except block to handle potential errors during PDF parsing.
- Support command-line argument to allow flexible file input (default to "test.pdf" if none given).
- Print extracted content to standard output for easy viewing or redirection.
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