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+++ b/tests/test_rtl.py	Mon Sep 15 11:44:09 2025 +0200
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+import pymupdf
+
+import os
+
+
+def test_rtl():
+    path = os.path.normpath(f'{__file__}/../../tests/resources/test-E+A.pdf')
+    doc = pymupdf.open(path)
+    page = doc[0]
+    # set of all RTL characters
+    rtl_chars = set([chr(i) for i in range(0x590, 0x901)])
+
+    for w in page.get_text("words"):
+        # every word string must either ONLY contain RTL chars
+        cond1 = rtl_chars.issuperset(w[4])
+        # ... or NONE.
+        cond2 = rtl_chars.intersection(w[4]) == set()
+        assert cond1 or cond2