finding on which page a search string is located in a pdf document using python

Question

Which python packages can I use to find out out on which page a specific “search string” is located ?

I looked into several python pdf packages but couldn\'t figur

Answer 1

I was able to successfully get the output using the code below.

Code:

import PyPDF2
import re

# Open the pdf file
object = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(r"C:\TEST.pdf")

# Get number of pages
NumPages = object.getNumPages()

# Enter code here
String = "Enter_the_text_to_Search_here"

# Extract text and do the search
for i in range(0, NumPages):
    PageObj = object.getPage(i)
    Text = PageObj.extractText()
    if re.search(String,Text):
         print("Pattern Found on Page: " + str(i))

Sample Output:

Pattern Found on Page: 7