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Sample Python code for using PDFTron SDK to work with PDF page labels. PDF page labels can be used to describe a page, which is used to allow for non-sequential page numbering or the addition of arbitrary labels for a page (such as the inclusion of Roman numerals at the beginning of a book). Learn more about our Python PDF Library and PDF Editing & Manipulation Library.
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# Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
import site
site.addsitedir("../../../PDFNetC/Lib")
import sys
from PDFNetPython import *
sys.path.append("../../LicenseKey/PYTHON")
from LicenseKey import *
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The sample illustrates how to work with PDF page labels.
#
# PDF page labels can be used to describe a page. This is used to
# allow for non-sequential page numbering or the addition of arbitrary
# labels for a page (such as the inclusion of Roman numerals at the
# beginning of a book). PDFNet PageLabel object can be used to specify
# the numbering style to use (for example, upper- or lower-case Roman,
# decimal, and so forth), the starting number for the first page,
# and an arbitrary prefix to be pre-appended to each number (for
# example, "A-" to generate "A-1", "A-2", "A-3", and so forth.)
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
input_path = "../../TestFiles/"
output_path = "../../TestFiles/Output/"
def main():
# Initialize PDFNet
PDFNet.Initialize(LicenseKey)
#-----------------------------------------------------------
# Example 1: Add page labels to an existing or newly created PDF
# document.
#-----------------------------------------------------------
doc = PDFDoc(input_path + "newsletter.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
# Create a page labeling scheme that starts with the first page in
# the document (page 1) and is using uppercase roman numbering
# style.
L1 = PageLabel.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), PageLabel.e_roman_uppercase, "My Prefix ", 1)
doc.SetPageLabel(1, L1)
# Create a page labeling scheme that starts with the fourth page in
# the document and is using decimal arabic numbering style.
# Also the numeric portion of the first label should start with number
# 4 (otherwise the first label would be "My Prefix 1").
L2 = PageLabel.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), PageLabel.e_decimal, "My Prefix ", 4)
doc.SetPageLabel(4, L2)
# Create a page labeling scheme that starts with the seventh page in
# the document and is using alphabetic numbering style. The numeric
# portion of the first label should start with number 1.
L3 = PageLabel.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), PageLabel.e_alphabetic_uppercase, "My Prefix ", 1)
doc.SetPageLabel(7, L3)
doc.Save(output_path + "newsletter_with_pagelabels.pdf", SDFDoc.e_linearized)
doc.Close()
print("Done. Result saved in newsletter_with_pagelabels.pdf...")
#-----------------------------------------------------------
# Example 2: Read page labels from an existing PDF document.
#-----------------------------------------------------------
doc = PDFDoc(output_path + "newsletter_with_pagelabels.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
label = PageLabel()
page_num = doc.GetPageCount()
i = 1
while i <= page_num:
print("Page number: " + str(i))
label = doc.GetPageLabel(i)
if label.IsValid():
print("Label: " + label.GetLabelTitle(i))
else:
print("No Label.")
i = i + 1
doc.Close()
#-----------------------------------------------------------
# Example 3: Modify page labels from an existing PDF document.
#-----------------------------------------------------------
doc = PDFDoc(output_path + "newsletter_with_pagelabels.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
# Remove the alphabetic labels from example i.
doc.RemovePageLabel(7)
# Replace the Prefix in the decimal labels (from example 1).
label = doc.GetPageLabel(4)
if label.IsValid():
label.SetPrefix("A")
label.SetStart(1)
# Add a new label
new_label = PageLabel.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), PageLabel.e_decimal, "B", 1)
doc.SetPageLabel(10, new_label) # starting from page 10
doc.Save(output_path + "newsletter_with_pagelabels_modified.pdf", SDFDoc.e_linearized)
print("Done. Result saved in newsletter_with_pagelabels_modified.pdf...")
page_num = doc.GetPageCount()
i = 1
while i <= page_num:
print("Page number: " + str(i))
label = doc.GetPageLabel(i)
if label.IsValid():
print("Label: " + label.GetLabelTitle(i))
else:
print("No Label.")
i = i + 1
doc.Close()
#-----------------------------------------------------------
# Example 4: Delete all page labels in an existing PDF document.
#-----------------------------------------------------------
doc = PDFDoc(output_path + "newsletter_with_pagelabels.pdf")
doc.GetRoot().Erase("PageLabels")
doc.Save(output_path + "newsletter_with_pagelabels_removed.pdf", SDFDoc.e_linearized)
doc.Close()
PDFNet.Terminate()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()