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1 # PyMuPDF
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3 **PyMuPDF** is a high performance **Python** library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of [PDF (and other) documents](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/the-basics.html#supported-file-types).
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5 # Community
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6 Join us on **Discord** here: [#pymupdf](https://discord.gg/TSpYGBW4eq)
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9 # Installation
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11 **PyMuPDF** requires **Python 3.9 or later**, install using **pip** with:
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13 `pip install PyMuPDF`
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15 There are **no mandatory** external dependencies. However, some [optional features](#pymupdf-optional-features) become available only if additional packages are installed.
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17 You can also try without installing by visiting [PyMuPDF.io](https://pymupdf.io/#examples).
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20 # Usage
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22 Basic usage is as follows:
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24 ```python
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25 import pymupdf # imports the pymupdf library
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26 doc = pymupdf.open("example.pdf") # open a document
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27 for page in doc: # iterate the document pages
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28 text = page.get_text() # get plain text encoded as UTF-8
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30 ```
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33 # Documentation
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35 Full documentation can be found on [pymupdf.readthedocs.io](https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io).
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39 # <a id="pymupdf-optional-features"></a>Optional Features
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41 * [fontTools](https://pypi.org/project/fonttools/) for creating font subsets.
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42 * [pymupdf-fonts](https://pypi.org/project/pymupdf-fonts/) contains some nice fonts for your text output.
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43 * [Tesseract-OCR](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract) for optical character recognition in images and document pages.
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47 # About
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49 **PyMuPDF** adds **Python** bindings and abstractions to [MuPDF](https://mupdf.com/), a lightweight **PDF**, **XPS**, and **eBook** viewer, renderer, and toolkit. Both **PyMuPDF** and **MuPDF** are maintained and developed by [Artifex Software, Inc](https://artifex.com).
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51 **PyMuPDF** was originally written by [Jorj X. McKie](mailto:jorj.x.mckie@outlook.de).
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54 # License and Copyright
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56 **PyMuPDF** is available under [open-source AGPL](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html) and commercial license agreements. If you determine you cannot meet the requirements of the **AGPL**, please contact [Artifex](https://artifex.com/contact/pymupdf-inquiry.php) for more information regarding a commercial license.
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