Split pdf into single pages

split_pdf.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys
import os

from CoreGraphics import *

fileName = sys.argv[1]
inputDoc = CGPDFDocumentCreateWithProvider(CGDataProviderCreateWithFilename(fileName))

maxPages = inputDoc.getNumberOfPages()
    
baseFN = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(fileName))[0]
pageRect = CGRectMake (0, 0, 612, 792)

startPageNum = 1
for i, splitPageNum in enumerate(range(1, maxPages+1)):
  outputFN = '%s.part%d.%d_%d.pdf' % \
             (baseFN, i + 1, startPageNum, splitPageNum)
  writeContext = CGPDFContextCreateWithFilename(outputFN, pageRect)

  print 'Writing page %d-%d to %s...' % \
        (startPageNum, splitPageNum, outputFN)

  for pageNum in xrange(startPageNum, splitPageNum + 1):
    mediaBox = inputDoc.getMediaBox(pageNum)
    writeContext.beginPage(mediaBox)
    writeContext.drawPDFDocument(mediaBox, inputDoc, pageNum)
    writeContext.endPage()

  startPageNum = splitPageNum + 1

print 'Done: %d file(s) generated.' % maxPages