/Python/Arabic text recognition from pdf using python

Arabic text recognition from pdf using python

import os
from os import chdir, getcwd, listdir, path
import codecs
import pyPdf
from time import strftime

def check_path(prompt):
    ''' (str) -> str
    Verifies if the provided absolute path does exist.
    '''
    abs_path = raw_input(prompt)
    while path.exists(abs_path) != True:
        print "\nThe specified path does not exist.\n"
        abs_path = raw_input(prompt)
    return abs_path    

print "\n"

folder = check_path("Provide absolute path for the folder: ")

list=[]
directory=folder
for root,dirs,files in os.walk(directory):
    for filename in files:
        if filename.endswith('.pdf'):
            t=os.path.join(directory,filename)

            list.append(t)

m=len(list)
print (m)
i=0
while i<=m-1:

    path=list[i]
    print(path)
    head,tail=os.path.split(path)
    var="\\"

    tail=tail.replace(".pdf",".txt")
    name=head+var+tail

    content = ""
    # Load PDF into pyPDF
    pdf = pyPdf.PdfFileReader(file(path, "rb"))
            # Iterate pages
    for j in range(0, pdf.getNumPages()):
        # Extract text from page and add to content
        content += pdf.getPage(j).extractText() + "\n"
    print strftime("%H:%M:%S"), " pdf  -> txt "
    f=open(name,'w')
    content.encode('utf-8')
    f.write(content)
    f.close
    i=i+1

Source: stackoverflow.com

Similar codes

5 votes178 views4 answers
Pathlib get extension
Python
0 vote176 views1 answer
Django choicefield empty label
Python
0 vote176 views1 answer
Pd.concat has nan
Python
0 vote174 views1 answer
Python ftp login
Python
1 vote164 views2 answers
Crop image using opencv with height and width
Python
1 vote131 views1 answer
Django crispy forms foundation for site
Python Django
1 vote183 views1 answer
How to get files list from active directory from where the python script is running
Python
0 vote178 views1 answer
Python csv file tools
Python
0 vote161 views1 answer
Medium how to interact with jupyter
Python
1 vote218 views1 answer
Python close gile
Python