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Is it possible, using Python, to merge separate PDF files?

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Assuming so, I need to extend this a little further. I am hoping to loop through folders in a directory and repeat this procedure.

And I may be pushing my luck, but is it possible to exclude a page that is contained in of the PDFs (my report generation always creates an extra blank page).

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Use Pypdf or its successor PyPDF2:

A Pure-Python library built as a PDF toolkit. It is capable of:
* splitting documents page by page,
* merging documents page by page,

(and much more)

Here's a sample program that works with both versions.

GillesGilles

You can use PyPdf2s PdfMerger class.

File Concatenation

You can simply concatenate files by using the append method.

You can pass file handles instead file paths if you want.

File Merging

If you want more fine grained control of merging there is a merge method of the PdfMerger, which allows you to specify an insertion point in the output file, meaning you can insert the pages at any place in the file. The append method can be thought of as a merge where the insertion point is the end of the file.

e.g.

Here we insert the whole pdf into the output but at page 2.

Page Ranges

If you wish to control which pages are appended from a particular file, you can use the pages keyword argument of append and merge, passing a tuple in the form (start, stop[, step]) (like the regular range function).

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e.g.

If you specify an invalid range you will get an IndexError.

Note: also that to avoid files being left open, the PdfFileMergers close method should be called when the merged file has been written. This ensures all files are closed (input and output) in a timely manner. It's a shame that PdfFileMerger isn't implemented as a context manager, so we can use the with keyword, avoid the explicit close call and get some easy exception safety.

You might also want to look at the pdfcat script provided as part of pypdf2. You can potentially avoid the need to write code altogether.

The PyPdf2 github also includes some example code demonstrating merging. Expert choice v11 exercise.

Paul RooneyPaul Rooney

Is it possible, using Python, to merge seperate PDF files?

Yes.

The following example merges all files in one folder to a single new PDF file:

Martin ThomaMartin Thoma

The pdfrw library can do this quite easily, assuming you don't need to preserve bookmarks and annotations, and your PDFs aren't encrypted. cat.py is an example concatenation script, and subset.py is an example page subsetting script.

The relevant part of the concatenation script -- assumes inputs is a list of input filenames, and outfn is an output file name:

As you can see from this, it would be pretty easy to leave out the last page, e.g. something like:

Disclaimer: I am the primary pdfrw author.

Ioannis FilippidisPatrick MaupinPatrick Maupin

Put the pdf files in a dir. Launch the program. You get one pdf with all the pdfs merged.

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here, http://pieceofpy.com/2009/03/05/concatenating-pdf-with-python/, gives an solution.

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similarly:

Mark KMark K

Git Repo: https://github.com/mahaguru24/Python_Merge_PDF.git

A slight variation using a dictionary for greater flexibility (e.g. sort, dedup):

It’s also possible to use Aspose.PDF Cloud SDK for Python.Here is a quick example:

The biggest benefit is that API provides many other possibilities to manage your PDFs. You can modify, convert, encrypt files; handle pages, text, shapes and other elements.

Note: I am working as Developer Evangelist at Aspose.

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