Split a PDF File into Multiple Files using Python

In today’s digital age, PDF files have become an essential part of our lives. However, sometimes we may need to split a large PDF file into smaller ones for various reasons, such as, sending specific pages to someone or uploading them to a website. A similar situation may come across when processing PDF files in Python. So in this article, we will see how to split a PDF file in Python. We will cover how to split PDFs by each page or a collection of pages.

Python Library to Split PDF

To split PDF files, we will use Aspose.PDF for Python. It is a feature-rich PDF manipulation library that allows you to create, edit, and process PDF documents seamlessly. Use the following pip command to install the library in your Python application.

pip install aspose-pdf

Split a PDF by Page in Python

You may need different PDF splitting criteria in each situation, for example, splitting each page in a PDF, selective pages only, even pages only, and so on. First, let’s have a look at how to split a PDF by each page in Python. Below are the steps to perform this operation.

  • Load the PDF file using Document class.
  • Iterate through the pages in the Document.pages collection.
  • In each iteration, perform the following steps:
    • Create a new Document object and add the page to the document using Document.pages.add(Page) method.
    • Save the PDF file using Document.save() method.

The following code sample shows how to split each page in a PDF using Python.

Split Specific Pages of PDF in Python

Let’s now see how to split more than one pages in a PDF and save them in a separate file. The following are the steps to split multiple PDF pages in Python.

  • Load the PDF file using Document class.
  • Create a new Document object for new PDF file.
  • Iterate through the pages in the Document.pages collection.
  • In each iteration, check if the page should be split.
  • Add page to the new PDF document using Document.pages.add(Page) method.
  • Finally, save the PDF file using Document.save() method.

The following code sample shows how to split a collection of pages in a PDF using Python.

Split PDF Files Online

We also provide a free online tool to split PDF files, which is based on Aspose.PDF for Python.

Free Python PDF Library

You can get a free temporary license to split PDF files without any limitations. Also, you can visit the documentation to explore more about the Python PDF library.

Conclusion

In this article, you have learned how to split the PDF files in Python. You have seen how to split every page or a collection of pages in a PDF to separate files. You can easily follow the provided steps and code samples to split PDF files in your Python application.

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