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Split pdf into separate pages
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pdf_split.py
# Answer from https://stackoverflow.com/a/490203
from PyPDF2 import PdfFileWriter, PdfFileReader
inputpdf = PdfFileReader(open("document.pdf", "rb"))
for i in range(inputpdf.numPages):
output = PdfFileWriter()
output.addPage(inputpdf.getPage(i))
with open("document-page%s.pdf" % i, "wb") as outputStream:
output.write(outputStream)
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