How to extract PDF fields from a filled out form in Python?

Question

I\'m trying to use Python to processes some PDF forms that were filled out and signed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

I\'ve tried:

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Answer 1

The Python PyPDF2 package (successor to pyPdf) is very convenient:

import PyPDF2
f = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader('form.pdf')
ff = f.getFields()

Then ff is a dict that contains all the relevant form information.