Convert PDF to Image using Python
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29 Aug, 2024
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Many tools are available on the internet for converting a PDF to an image. In this article, we are going to write code for converting pdf to image and make a handy application in python. Before writing the code we need to install the required module pdf2image and poppler.
Modules Needed
- pdf2image 1.14.0: This module converts a PDF to a PIL object. To install this module type the below command in the terminal.
pip install pdf2image- poppler: This module allows to read, render, or modify PDF documents, use the below instruction to insatll it.
- For Windows : click here to download.
- You will then have to add the bin/ folder to PATH or use
- poppler_path = r"C:\path\to\poppler-xx\bin" as an argument in convert_from_path.
- For Linux: use the below command.
- sudo apt-get install poppler-utils
- After that run the code.
Approach:
- Import the pdf2image module
- Store a PDF with convert_from_path()
- Save image with save()
Below is the Implementation.
PDF File used:
# import module
from pdf2image import convert_from_path
# Store Pdf with convert_from_path function
images = convert_from_path('example.pdf')
for i in range(len(images)):
# Save pages as images in the pdf
images[i].save('page'+ str(i) +'.jpg', 'JPEG')
Output:
Let's write code for Application Using Tkinter: This Script implements the above Implementation into a GUI.
Below is the Implementation.
from pdf2image import convert_from_path
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox
def pdf2img():
try:
images = convert_from_path(str(e1.get()))
for img in images:
img.save('new_folder\output.jpg', 'JPEG')
except :
Result = "NO pdf found"
messagebox.showinfo("Result", Result)
else:
Result = "success"
messagebox.showinfo("Result", Result)
master = Tk()
Label(master, text="File Location").grid(row=0, sticky=W)
e1 = Entry(master)
e1.grid(row=0, column=1)
b = Button(master, text="Convert", command=pdf2img)
b.grid(row=0, column=2,columnspan=2, rowspan=2,padx=5, pady=5)
mainloop()
Output:
If there is no PDF file at your given location.
