tabula-py
is a simple Python wrapper of tabula-java, which can read tables in a PDF.
You can read tables from a PDF and convert them into a pandas DataFrame. tabula-py also enables you to convert a PDF file into a CSV, a TSV or a JSON file.
You can see the example notebook and try it on Google Colab, or we highly recommend to read our documentation especially the FAQ section.
I confirmed working on macOS and Ubuntu. But some people confirm it works on Windows 10. See also the documentation for the detailed installation for Windows 10.
Ensure you have a Java runtime and set the PATH for it.
pip install tabula-py
tabula-py enables you to extract tables from a PDF into a DataFrame, or a JSON. It can also extract tables from a PDF and save the file as a CSV, a TSV, or a JSON.
import tabula
# Read pdf into list of DataFrame
dfs = tabula.read_pdf("test.pdf", pages='all')
# Read remote pdf into list of DataFrame
dfs2 = tabula.read_pdf("https://github.com/tabulapdf/tabula-java/raw/master/src/test/resources/technology/tabula/arabic.pdf")
# convert PDF into CSV file
tabula.convert_into("test.pdf", "output.csv", output_format="csv", pages='all')
# convert all PDFs in a directory
tabula.convert_into_by_batch("input_directory", output_format='csv', pages='all')
See example notebook for more details. I also recommend to read the tutorial article written by @aegis4048.
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