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asl-rulebook2/bin/extract_pages.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
""" Extract pages from a PDF. """
import click
from pikepdf import Pdf
from asl_rulebook2.utils import parse_page_numbers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@click.command()
@click.argument( "pdf_file", nargs=1, type=click.Path(exists=True,dir_okay=False) )
@click.option( "--output","-o","output_fname", required=True, type=click.Path(dir_okay=False), help="Output PDF file" )
@click.option( "--pages","-p", help="Page(s) to dump (e.g. 2,5,9-15)." )
def main( pdf_file, output_fname, pages ):
"""Extract pages from a PDF."""
# NOTE: This extracts pages from the eASLRB, so we can work on specific parts of it without having to load
# the entire document each time. In particular, it maintains the internal PDF strucuture of each page.
# The files are not as small as you might expect (e.g. extracting a single page results in a file only
# about half the size), but processing them is significantly faster.
# process the command-line arguments
pages = parse_page_numbers( pages, offset=-1 )
print( "Loading PDF:", pdf_file )
with Pdf.open( pdf_file ) as pdf:
# delete the TOC
print( "Removing the TOC..." )
with pdf.open_outline() as outline:
while outline.root:
del outline.root[-1]
# extract the specified pages
print( "Extracting pages:", ", ".join( str(1+p) for p in sorted(pages) ) )
for page_no in range( len(pdf.pages)-1, -1, -1 ):
if page_no not in pages:
del pdf.pages[ page_no ]
# save the new PDF
print( "Saving file:", output_fname )
pdf.save( output_fname )
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
main() #pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter