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+++ b/tests/test_word_delimiters.py	Mon Sep 15 11:37:51 2025 +0200
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+import pymupdf
+import string
+
+
+def test_delimiters():
+    """Test changing word delimiting characters."""
+    doc = pymupdf.open()
+    page = doc.new_page()
+    text = "word1,word2 - word3. word4?word5."
+    page.insert_text((50, 50), text)
+
+    # Standard words extraction:
+    # only spaces and line breaks start a new word
+    words0 = [w[4] for w in page.get_text("words")]
+    assert words0 == ["word1,word2", "-", "word3.", "word4?word5."]
+
+    # extract words again
+    words1 = [w[4] for w in page.get_text("words", delimiters=string.punctuation)]
+    assert words0 != words1
+    assert " ".join(words1) == "word1 word2 word3 word4 word5"
+
+    # confirm we will be getting old extraction
+    assert [w[4] for w in page.get_text("words")] == words0