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PDF to docx using Python
1 min readNov 21, 2024
pip install pdf2docx
The above Python code uses the pdf2docx
library to convert a PDF file into a DOCX (Microsoft Word) file. Here's a breakdown of the code:
Code Explanation
from pdf2docx import Converter
- Imports the
Converter
class from thepdf2docx
library. This class is used to handle the conversion of PDF files to DOCX files.
pdf_file = 'clcoding.pdf'
- Specifies the input PDF file to be converted. In this case, the file is named
clcoding.pdf
.
docx_file = 'clcoding.docx'
- Specifies the name of the output DOCX file. After conversion, the Word file will be saved as
clcoding.docx
.
cv = Converter(pdf_file)
- Creates an instance of the
Converter
class, passing the PDF file path as an argument. This initializes the converter for the specified PDF.
cv.convert(docx_file)
- Performs the conversion process, converting the contents of the PDF file (
clcoding.pdf
) into a DOCX file (clcoding.docx
).
cv.close()
- Closes the converter instance to release resources. This is a good practice to ensure no memory leaks or file locks occur.