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.. include:: header.rst
.. _Page:
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Page
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Class representing a document page. A page object is created by :meth:`Document.load_page` or, equivalently, via indexing the document like ``doc[n]`` - it has no independent constructor.
There is a parent-child relationship between a document and its pages. If the document is closed or deleted, all page objects (and their respective children, too) in existence will become unusable ("orphaned"): If a page property or method is being used, an exception is raised.
Several page methods have a :ref:`Document` counterpart for convenience. At the end of this chapter you will find a synopsis.
Modifying Pages
---------------
Changing page properties and adding or changing page content is available for PDF documents only.
In a nutshell, this is what you can do with PyMuPDF:
* Modify page rotation and the visible part ("cropbox") of the page.
* Insert images, other PDF pages, text and simple geometrical objects.
* Add annotations and form fields.
.. note::
Methods require coordinates (points, rectangles) to put content in desired places. Please be aware that since v1.17.0 these coordinates **must always** be provided relative to the **unrotated** page. The reverse is also true: expcept :attr:`Page.rect`, resp. :meth:`Page.bound` (both *reflect* when the page is rotated), all coordinates returned by methods and attributes pertain to the unrotated page.
So the returned value of e.g. :meth:`Page.get_image_bbox` will not change if you do a :meth:`Page.set_rotation`. The same is true for coordinates returned by :meth:`Page.get_text`, annotation rectangles, and so on. If you want to find out, where an object is located in **rotated coordinates**, multiply the coordinates with :attr:`Page.rotation_matrix`. There also is its inverse, :attr:`Page.derotation_matrix`, which you can use when interfacing with other readers, which may behave differently in this respect.
.. note::
If you add or update annotations, links or form fields on the page and immediately afterwards need to work with them (i.e. **without leaving the page**), you should reload the page using :meth:`Document.reload_page` before referring to these new or updated items.
Reloading the page is generally recommended -- although not strictly required in all cases. However, some annotation and widget types have extended features in PyMuPDF compared to MuPDF. More of these extensions may also be added in the future.
Releoading the page ensures all your changes have been fully applied to PDF structures, so you can safely create Pixmaps or successfully iterate over annotations, links and form fields.
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**Method / Attribute** **Short Description**
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:meth:`Page.add_caret_annot` PDF only: add a caret annotation
:meth:`Page.add_circle_annot` PDF only: add a circle annotation
:meth:`Page.add_file_annot` PDF only: add a file attachment annotation
:meth:`Page.add_freetext_annot` PDF only: add a text annotation
:meth:`Page.add_highlight_annot` PDF only: add a "highlight" annotation
:meth:`Page.add_ink_annot` PDF only: add an ink annotation
:meth:`Page.add_line_annot` PDF only: add a line annotation
:meth:`Page.add_polygon_annot` PDF only: add a polygon annotation
:meth:`Page.add_polyline_annot` PDF only: add a multi-line annotation
:meth:`Page.add_rect_annot` PDF only: add a rectangle annotation
:meth:`Page.add_redact_annot` PDF only: add a redaction annotation
:meth:`Page.add_squiggly_annot` PDF only: add a "squiggly" annotation
:meth:`Page.add_stamp_annot` PDF only: add a "rubber stamp" annotation
:meth:`Page.add_strikeout_annot` PDF only: add a "strike-out" annotation
:meth:`Page.add_text_annot` PDF only: add a comment
:meth:`Page.add_underline_annot` PDF only: add an "underline" annotation
:meth:`Page.add_widget` PDF only: add a PDF Form field
:meth:`Page.annot_names` PDF only: a list of annotation (and widget) names
:meth:`Page.annot_xrefs` PDF only: a list of annotation (and widget) xrefs
:meth:`Page.annots` return a generator over the annots on the page
:meth:`Page.apply_redactions` PDF olny: process the redactions of the page
:meth:`Page.bound` rectangle of the page
:meth:`Page.delete_annot` PDF only: delete an annotation
:meth:`Page.delete_image` PDF only: delete an image
:meth:`Page.delete_link` PDF only: delete a link
:meth:`Page.delete_widget` PDF only: delete a widget / field
:meth:`Page.draw_bezier` PDF only: draw a cubic Bezier curve
:meth:`Page.draw_circle` PDF only: draw a circle
:meth:`Page.draw_curve` PDF only: draw a special Bezier curve
:meth:`Page.draw_line` PDF only: draw a line
:meth:`Page.draw_oval` PDF only: draw an oval / ellipse
:meth:`Page.draw_polyline` PDF only: connect a point sequence
:meth:`Page.draw_quad` PDF only: draw a quad
:meth:`Page.draw_rect` PDF only: draw a rectangle
:meth:`Page.draw_sector` PDF only: draw a circular sector
:meth:`Page.draw_squiggle` PDF only: draw a squiggly line
:meth:`Page.draw_zigzag` PDF only: draw a zig-zagged line
:meth:`Page.get_drawings` get list of the draw commands contained in the page
:meth:`Page.get_fonts` PDF only: get list of referenced fonts
:meth:`Page.get_image_bbox` PDF only: get bbox and matrix of embedded image
:meth:`Page.get_image_info` get list of meta information for all used images
:meth:`Page.get_image_rects` PDF only: improved version of :meth:`Page.get_image_bbox`
:meth:`Page.get_images` PDF only: get list of referenced images
:meth:`Page.get_label` PDF only: return the label of the page
:meth:`Page.get_links` get all links
:meth:`Page.get_pixmap` create a page image in raster format
:meth:`Page.get_svg_image` create a page image in SVG format
:meth:`Page.get_text` extract the page's text
:meth:`Page.get_textbox` extract text contained in a rectangle
:meth:`Page.get_textpage_ocr` create a TextPage with OCR for the page
:meth:`Page.get_textpage` create a TextPage for the page
:meth:`Page.get_xobjects` PDF only: get list of referenced xobjects
:meth:`Page.insert_font` PDF only: insert a font for use by the page
:meth:`Page.insert_image` PDF only: insert an image
:meth:`Page.insert_link` PDF only: insert a link
:meth:`Page.insert_text` PDF only: insert text
:meth:`Page.insert_textbox` PDF only: insert a text box
:meth:`Page.links` return a generator of the links on the page
:meth:`Page.load_annot` PDF only: load a specific annotation
:meth:`Page.load_widget` PDF only: load a specific field
:meth:`Page.load_links` return the first link on a page
:meth:`Page.new_shape` PDF only: create a new :ref:`Shape`
:meth:`Page.replace_image` PDF only: replace an image
:meth:`Page.search_for` search for a string
:meth:`Page.set_artbox` PDF only: modify ``/ArtBox``
:meth:`Page.set_bleedbox` PDF only: modify ``/BleedBox``
:meth:`Page.set_cropbox` PDF only: modify the :data:`cropbox` (visible page)
:meth:`Page.set_mediabox` PDF only: modify ``/MediaBox``
:meth:`Page.set_rotation` PDF only: set page rotation
:meth:`Page.set_trimbox` PDF only: modify ``/TrimBox``
:meth:`Page.show_pdf_page` PDF only: display PDF page image
:meth:`Page.update_link` PDF only: modify a link
:meth:`Page.widgets` return a generator over the fields on the page
:meth:`Page.write_text` write one or more :ref:`Textwriter` objects
:attr:`Page.cropbox_position` displacement of the :data:`cropbox`
:attr:`Page.cropbox` the page's :data:`cropbox`
:attr:`Page.artbox` the page's ``/ArtBox``
:attr:`Page.bleedbox` the page's ``/BleedBox``
:attr:`Page.trimbox` the page's ``/TrimBox``
:attr:`Page.derotation_matrix` PDF only: get coordinates in unrotated page space
:attr:`Page.first_annot` first :ref:`Annot` on the page
:attr:`Page.first_link` first :ref:`Link` on the page
:attr:`Page.first_widget` first widget (form field) on the page
:attr:`Page.mediabox_size` bottom-right point of :data:`mediabox`
:attr:`Page.mediabox` the page's :data:`mediabox`
:attr:`Page.number` page number
:attr:`Page.parent` owning document object
:attr:`Page.rect` rectangle of the page
:attr:`Page.rotation_matrix` PDF only: get coordinates in rotated page space
:attr:`Page.rotation` PDF only: page rotation
:attr:`Page.transformation_matrix` PDF only: translate between PDF and MuPDF space
:attr:`Page.xref` PDF only: page :data:`xref`
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**Class API**
.. class:: Page
.. method:: bound()
Determine the rectangle of the page. Same as property :attr:`Page.rect` below. For PDF documents this **usually** also coincides with :data:`mediabox` and :data:`cropbox`, but not always. For example, if the page is rotated, then this is reflected by this method -- the :attr:`Page.cropbox` however will not change.
:rtype: :ref:`Rect`
.. method:: add_caret_annot(point)
* New in v1.16.0
PDF only: Add a caret icon. A caret annotation is a visual symbol normally used to indicate the presence of text edits on the page.
:arg point_like point: the top left point of a 20 x 20 rectangle containing the MuPDF-provided icon.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. Stroke color blue = (0, 0, 1), no fill color support.
.. image:: images/img-caret-annot.*
:scale: 70
.. method:: add_text_annot(point, text, icon="Note")
PDF only: Add a comment icon ("sticky note") with accompanying text. Only the icon is visible, the accompanying text is hidden and can be visualized by many PDF viewers by hovering the mouse over the symbol.
:arg point_like point: the top left point of a 20 x 20 rectangle containing the MuPDF-provided "note" icon.
:arg str text: the commentary text. This will be shown on double clicking or hovering over the icon. May contain any Latin characters.
:arg str icon: *(new in v1.16.0)* choose one of "Note" (default), "Comment", "Help", "Insert", "Key", "NewParagraph", "Paragraph" as the visual symbol for the embodied text [#f4]_.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. Stroke color yellow = (1, 1, 0), no fill color support.
.. index::
pair: color; add_freetext_annot
pair: fontname; add_freetext_annot
pair: fontsize; add_freetext_annot
pair: rect; add_freetext_annot
pair: rotate; add_freetext_annot
pair: align; add_freetext_annot
pair: text_color; add_freetext_annot
pair: border_color; add_freetext_annot
pair: fill_color; add_freetext_annot
.. method:: add_freetext_annot(rect, text, fontsize=12, fontname="helv", border_color=None, text_color=0, fill_color=1, rotate=0, align=TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT)
* Changed in v1.19.6: add border color parameter
PDF only: Add text in a given rectangle.
:arg rect_like rect: the rectangle into which the text should be inserted. Text is automatically wrapped to a new line at box width. Lines not fitting into the box will be invisible.
:arg str text: the text. *(New in v1.17.0)* May contain any mixture of Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters. The respective required font is automatically determined.
:arg float fontsize: the font size. Default is 12.
:arg str fontname: the font name. Default is "Helv". Accepted alternatives are "Cour", "TiRo", "ZaDb" and "Symb". The name may be abbreviated to the first two characters, like "Co" for "Cour". Lower case is also accepted. *(Changed in v1.16.0)* Bold or italic variants of the fonts are **no longer accepted**. A user-contributed script provides a circumvention for this restriction -- see section *Using Buttons and JavaScript* in chapter :ref:`FAQ`. *(New in v1.17.0)* The actual font to use is now determined on a by-character level, and all required fonts (or sub-fonts) are automatically included. Therefore, you should rarely ever need to care about this parameter and let it default (except you insist on a serifed font for your non-CJK text parts).
:arg sequence,float text_color: *(new in v1.16.0)* the text color. Default is black.
:arg sequence,float fill_color: *(new in v1.16.0)* the fill color. Default is white.
:arg sequence,float text_color: the text color. Default is black.
:arg sequence,float border_color: *(new in v1.19.6)* the border color. Default is ``None``.
:arg int align: *(new in v1.17.0)* text alignment, one of TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT - justify is **not supported**.
:arg int rotate: the text orientation. Accepted values are 0, 90, 270, invalid entries are set to zero.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. Color properties **can only be changed** using special parameters of :meth:`Annot.update`. There, you can also set a border color different from the text color.
.. method:: add_file_annot(pos, buffer, filename, ufilename=None, desc=None, icon="PushPin")
PDF only: Add a file attachment annotation with a "PushPin" icon at the specified location.
:arg point_like pos: the top-left point of a 18x18 rectangle containing the MuPDF-provided "PushPin" icon.
:arg bytes,bytearray,BytesIO buffer: the data to be stored (actual file content, any data, etc.).
Changed in v1.14.13 *io.BytesIO* is now also supported.
:arg str filename: the filename to associate with the data.
:arg str ufilename: the optional PDF unicode version of filename. Defaults to filename.
:arg str desc: an optional description of the file. Defaults to filename.
:arg str icon: *(new in v1.16.0)* choose one of "PushPin" (default), "Graph", "Paperclip", "Tag" as the visual symbol for the attached data [#f4]_.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. Stroke color yellow = (1, 1, 0), no fill color support.
.. method:: add_ink_annot(list)
PDF only: Add a "freehand" scribble annotation.
:arg sequence list: a list of one or more lists, each containing :data:`point_like` items. Each item in these sublists is interpreted as a :ref:`Point` through which a connecting line is drawn. Separate sublists thus represent separate drawing lines.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation in default appearance black =(0, 0, 0),line width 1. No fill color support.
.. method:: add_line_annot(p1, p2)
PDF only: Add a line annotation.
:arg point_like p1: the starting point of the line.
:arg point_like p2: the end point of the line.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. It is drawn with line (stroke) color red = (1, 0, 0) and line width 1. No fill color support. The **annot rectangle** is automatically created to contain both points, each one surrounded by a circle of radius 3 * line width to make room for any line end symbols.
.. method:: add_rect_annot(rect)
.. method:: add_circle_annot(rect)
PDF only: Add a rectangle, resp. circle annotation.
:arg rect_like rect: the rectangle in which the circle or rectangle is drawn, must be finite and not empty. If the rectangle is not equal-sided, an ellipse is drawn.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. It is drawn with line (stroke) color red = (1, 0, 0), line width 1, fill color is supported.
.. method:: add_redact_annot(quad, text=None, fontname=None, fontsize=11, align=TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, fill=(1, 1, 1), text_color=(0, 0, 0), cross_out=True)
* New in v1.16.11
PDF only: Add a redaction annotation. A redaction annotation identifies content to be removed from the document. Adding such an annotation is the first of two steps. It makes visible what will be removed in the subsequent step, :meth:`Page.apply_redactions`.
:arg quad_like,rect_like quad: specifies the (rectangular) area to be removed which is always equal to the annotation rectangle. This may be a :data:`rect_like` or :data:`quad_like` object. If a quad is specified, then the envelopping rectangle is taken.
:arg str text: *(New in v1.16.12)* text to be placed in the rectangle after applying the redaction (and thus removing old content).
:arg str fontname: *(New in v1.16.12)* the font to use when *text* is given, otherwise ignored. The same rules apply as for :meth:`Page.insert_textbox` -- which is the method :meth:`Page.apply_redactions` internally invokes. The replacement text will be **vertically centered**, if this is one of the CJK or :ref:`Base-14-Fonts`.
.. note::
* For an **existing** font of the page, use its reference name as *fontname* (this is *item[4]* of its entry in :meth:`Page.get_fonts`).
* For a **new, non-builtin** font, proceed as follows::
page.insert_text(point, # anywhere, but outside all redaction rectangles
"somthing", # some non-empty string
fontname="newname", # new, unused reference name
fontfile="...", # desired font file
render_mode=3, # makes the text invisible
)
page.add_redact_annot(..., fontname="newname")
:arg float fontsize: *(New in v1.16.12)* the fontsize to use for the replacing text. If the text is too large to fit, several insertion attempts will be made, gradually reducing the fontsize to no less than 4. If then the text will still not fit, no text insertion will take place at all.
:arg int align: *(New in v1.16.12)* the horizontal alignment for the replacing text. See :meth:`insert_textbox` for available values. The vertical alignment is (approximately) centered if a PDF built-in font is used (CJK or :ref:`Base-14-Fonts`).
:arg sequence fill: *(New in v1.16.12)* the fill color of the rectangle **after applying** the redaction. The default is *white = (1, 1, 1)*, which is also taken if *None* is specified. *(Changed in v1.16.13)* To suppress a fill color alltogether, specify *False*. In this cases the rectangle remains transparent.
:arg sequence text_color: *(New in v1.16.12)* the color of the replacing text. Default is *black = (0, 0, 0)*.
:arg bool cross_out: *(new in v1.17.2)* add two diagonal lines to the annotation rectangle.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. *(Changed in v1.17.2)* Its standard appearance looks like a red rectangle (no fill color), optionally showing two diagonal lines. Colors, line width, dashing, opacity and blend mode can now be set and applied via :meth:`Annot.update` like with other annotations.
.. image:: images/img-redact.*
.. method:: add_polyline_annot(points)
.. method:: add_polygon_annot(points)
PDF only: Add an annotation consisting of lines which connect the given points. A **Polygon's** first and last points are automatically connected, which does not happen for a **PolyLine**. The **rectangle** is automatically created as the smallest rectangle containing the points, each one surrounded by a circle of radius 3 (= 3 * line width). The following shows a 'PolyLine' that has been modified with colors and line ends.
:arg list points: a list of :data:`point_like` objects.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the created annotation. It is drawn with line color black, line width 1 no fill color but fill color support. Use methods of :ref:`Annot` to make any changes to achieve something like this:
.. image:: images/img-polyline.*
:scale: 70
.. method:: add_underline_annot(quads=None, start=None, stop=None, clip=None)
.. method:: add_strikeout_annot(quads=None, start=None, stop=None, clip=None)
.. method:: add_squiggly_annot(quads=None, start=None, stop=None, clip=None)
.. method:: add_highlight_annot(quads=None, start=None, stop=None, clip=None)
PDF only: These annotations are normally used for **marking text** which has previously been somehow located (for example via :meth:`Page.search_for`). But this is not required: you are free to "mark" just anything.
Standard (stroke only -- no fill color support) colors are chosen per annotation type: **yellow** for highlighting, **red** for striking out, **green** for underlining, and **magenta** for wavy underlining.
All these four methods convert the arguments into a list of :ref:`Quad` objects. The **annotation** rectangle is then calculated to envelop all these quadrilaterals.
.. note::
:meth:`search_for` delivers a list of either :ref:`Rect` or :ref:`Quad` objects. Such a list can be directly used as an argument for these annotation types and will deliver **one common annotation** for all occurrences of the search string::
>>> # prefer quads=True in text searching for annotations!
>>> quads = page.search_for("pymupdf", quads=True)
>>> page.add_highlight_annot(quads)
.. note::
Obviously, text marker annotations need to know what is the top, the bottom, the left, and the right side of the area(s) to be marked. If the arguments are quads, this information is given by the sequence of the quad points. In contrast, a rectangle delivers much less information -- this is illustrated by the fact, that 4! = 24 different quads can be constructed with the four corners of a reactangle.
Therefore, we **strongly recommend** to use the ``quads`` option for text searches, to ensure correct annotations. A similar consideration applies to marking **text spans** extracted with the "dict" / "rawdict" options of :meth:`Page.get_text`. For more details on how to compute quadrilaterals in this case, see section "How to Mark Non-horizontal Text" of :ref:`FAQ`.
:arg rect_like,quad_like,list,tuple quads: *(Changed in v1.14.20)* the location(s) -- rectangle(s) or quad(s) -- to be marked. A list or tuple must consist of :data:`rect_like` or :data:`quad_like` items (or even a mixture of either). Every item must be finite, convex and not empty (as applicable). *(Changed in v1.16.14)* **Set this parameter to** *None* if you want to use the following arguments.
:arg point_like start: *(New in v1.16.14)* start text marking at this point. Defaults to the top-left point of *clip*.
:arg point_like stop: *(New in v1.16.14)* stop text marking at this point. Defaults to the bottom-right point of *clip*.
:arg rect_like clip: *(New in v1.16.14)* only consider text lines intersecting this area. Defaults to the page rectangle.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot` or *(changed in v1.16.14)* *None*
:returns: the created annotation. *(Changed in v1.16.14)* If *quads* is an empty list, **no annotation** is created.
.. note:: Starting with v1.16.14 you can use parameters *start*, *stop* and *clip* to highlight consecutive lines between the points *start* and *stop*. Make use of *clip* to further reduce the selected line bboxes and thus deal with e.g. multi-column pages. The following multi-line highlight on a page with three text columnbs was created by specifying the two red points and setting clip accordingly.
.. image:: images/img-markers.*
:scale: 100
.. method:: add_stamp_annot(rect, stamp=0)
PDF only: Add a "rubber stamp" like annotation to e.g. indicate the document's intended use ("DRAFT", "CONFIDENTIAL", etc.).
:arg rect_like rect: rectangle where to place the annotation.
:arg int stamp: id number of the stamp text. For available stamps see :ref:`StampIcons`.
.. note::
* The stamp's text and its border line will automatically be sized and be put horizontally and vertically centered in the given rectangle. :attr:`Annot.rect` is automatically calculated to fit the given **width** and will usually be smaller than this parameter.
* The font chosen is "Times Bold" and the text will be upper case.
* The appearance can be changed using :meth:`Annot.set_opacity` and by setting the "stroke" color (no "fill" color supported).
* This can be used to create watermark images: on a temporary PDF page create a stamp annotation with a low opacity value, make a pixmap from it with *alpha=True* (and potentially also rotate it), discard the temporary PDF page and use the pixmap with :meth:`insert_image` for your target PDF.
.. image :: images/img-stampannot.*
:scale: 80
.. method:: add_widget(widget)
PDF only: Add a PDF Form field ("widget") to a page. This also **turns the PDF into a Form PDF**. Because of the large amount of different options available for widgets, we have developed a new class :ref:`Widget`, which contains the possible PDF field attributes. It must be used for both, form field creation and updates.
:arg widget: a :ref:`Widget` object which must have been created upfront.
:type widget: :ref:`Widget`
:returns: a widget annotation.
.. method:: delete_annot(annot)
* Changed in v1.16.6: The removal will now include any bound 'Popup' or response annotations and related objects.
PDF only: Delete annotation from the page and return the next one.
:arg annot: the annotation to be deleted.
:type annot: :ref:`Annot`
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the annotation following the deleted one. Please remember that physical removal requires saving to a new file with garbage > 0.
.. method:: delete_widget(widget)
* New in v1.18.4
PDF only: Delete field from the page and return the next one.
:arg widget: the widget to be deleted.
:type widget: :ref:`Widget`
:rtype: :ref:`Widget`
:returns: the widget following the deleted one. Please remember that physical removal requires saving to a new file with garbage > 0.
.. method:: apply_redactions(images=PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_PIXELS)
* New in v1.16.11
* Changed in v1.16.12: The previous *mark* parameter is gone. Instead, the respective rectangles are filled with the individual *fill* color of each redaction annotation. If a *text* was given in the annotation, then :meth:`insert_textbox` is invoked to insert it, using parameters provided with the redaction.
* Changed in v1.18.0: added option for handling images that overlap redaction areas.
PDF only: Remove all **text content** contained in any redaction rectangle.
**This method applies and then deletes all redactions from the page.**
:arg int images: How to redact overlapping images. The default (2) blanks out overlapping pixels. *PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_NONE* (0) ignores, and *PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_REMOVE* (1) completely removes all overlapping images.
:returns: *True* if at least one redaction annotation has been processed, *False* otherwise.
.. note::
* Text contained in a redaction rectangle will be **physically** removed from the page (assuming :meth:`Document.save` with a suitable garbage option) and will no longer appear in e.g. text extractions or anywhere else. All redaction annotations will also be removed. Other annotations are unaffected.
* All overlapping links will be removed. If the rectangle of the link was covering text, then only the overlapping part of the text is being removed. Similar applies to images covered by link rectangles.
* *(Changed in v1.18.0)* The overlapping parts of **images** will be blanked-out for default option ``PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_PIXELS``. Option 0 does not touch any images and 1 will remove any image with an overlap. Please be aware that there is a bug for option *PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_PIXELS = 2*: transparent images will be incorrectly handled!
* For option ``images=PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_REMOVE`` only this page's **references to the images** are removed - not necessarily the images themselves. Images are completely removed from the file only, if no longer referenced at all (assuming suitable garbage collection options).
* For option ``images=PDF_REDACT_IMAGE_PIXELS`` a new image of format PNG is created, which the page will use in place of the original one. The original image is not deleted or replaced as part of this process, so other pages may still show the original. In addition, the new, modified PNG image currently is **stored uncompressed**. Do keep these aspects in mind when choosing the right garbage collection method and compression options during save.
* **Text removal** is done by character: A character is removed if its bbox has a **non-empty overlap** with a redaction rectangle *(changed in MuPDF v1.17)*. Depending on the font properties and / or the chosen line height, deletion may occur for undesired text parts. Using :meth:`Tools.set_small_glyph_heights` with a *True* argument before text search may help to prevent this.
* Redactions are a simple way to replace single words in a PDF, or to just physically remove them. Locate the word "secret" using some text extraction or search method and insert a redaction using "xxxxxx" as replacement text for each occurrence.
- Be wary if the replacement is longer than the original -- this may lead to an awkward appearance, line breaks or no new text at all.
- For a number of reasons, the new text may not exactly be positioned on the same line like the old one -- especially true if the replacement font was not one of CJK or :ref:`Base-14-Fonts`.
.. method:: delete_link(linkdict)
PDF only: Delete the specified link from the page. The parameter must be an **original item** of :meth:`get_links()` (see below). The reason for this is the dictionary's *"xref"* key, which identifies the PDF object to be deleted.
:arg dict linkdict: the link to be deleted.
.. method:: insert_link(linkdict)
PDF only: Insert a new link on this page. The parameter must be a dictionary of format as provided by :meth:`get_links()` (see below).
:arg dict linkdict: the link to be inserted.
.. method:: update_link(linkdict)
PDF only: Modify the specified link. The parameter must be a (modified) **original item** of :meth:`get_links()` (see below). The reason for this is the dictionary's *"xref"* key, which identifies the PDF object to be changed.
:arg dict linkdict: the link to be modified.
.. warning:: If updating / inserting a URI link (``"kind": LINK_URI``), please make sure to start the value for the ``"uri"`` key with a disambiguating string like ``"http://"``, ``"https://"``, ``"file://"``, ``"ftp://"``, ``"mailto:"``, etc. Otherwise -- depending on your browser or other "consumer" software -- unexpected default assumptions may lead to unwanted behaviours.
.. method:: get_label()
* New in v1.18.6
PDF only: Return the label for the page.
:rtype: str
:returns: the label string like "vii" for Roman numbering or "" if not defined.
.. method:: get_links()
Retrieves **all** links of a page.
:rtype: list
:returns: A list of dictionaries. For a description of the dictionary entries see below. Always use this or the :meth:`Page.links` method if you intend to make changes to the links of a page.
.. method:: links(kinds=None)
* New in v1.16.4
Return a generator over the page's links. The results equal the entries of :meth:`Page.get_links`.
:arg sequence kinds: a sequence of integers to down-select to one or more link kinds. Default is all links. Example: *kinds=(fitz.LINK_GOTO,)* will only return internal links.
:rtype: generator
:returns: an entry of :meth:`Page.get_links()` for each iteration.
.. method:: annots(types=None)
* New in v1.16.4
Return a generator over the page's annotations.
:arg sequence types: a sequence of integers to down-select to one or more annotation types. Default is all annotations. Example: *types=(fitz.PDF_ANNOT_FREETEXT, fitz.PDF_ANNOT_TEXT)* will only return 'FreeText' and 'Text' annotations.
:rtype: generator
:returns: an :ref:`Annot` for each iteration.
.. caution::
You **cannot safely update annotations** from within this generator. This is because most annotation updates require reloading the page via ``page = doc.reload_page(page)``. To circumvent this restriction, make a list of annotations xref numbers first and then iterate over these numbers::
In [4]: xrefs = [annot.xref for annot in page.annots(types=[...])]
In [5]: for xref in xrefs:
...: annot = page.load_annot(xref)
...: annot.update()
...: page = doc.reload_page(page)
In [6]:
.. method:: widgets(types=None)
* New in v1.16.4
Return a generator over the page's form fields.
:arg sequence types: a sequence of integers to down-select to one or more widget types. Default is all form fields. Example: ``types=(fitz.PDF_WIDGET_TYPE_TEXT,)`` will only return 'Text' fields.
:rtype: generator
:returns: a :ref:`Widget` for each iteration.
.. method:: write_text(rect=None, writers=None, overlay=True, color=None, opacity=None, keep_proportion=True, rotate=0, oc=0)
* New in v1.16.18
PDF only: Write the text of one or more :ref:`Textwriter` ojects to the page.
:arg rect_like rect: where to place the text. If omitted, the rectangle union of the text writers is used.
:arg sequence writers: a non-empty tuple / list of :ref:`TextWriter` objects or a single :ref:`TextWriter`.
:arg float opacity: set transparency, overwrites resp. value in the text writers.
:arg sequ color: set the text color, overwrites resp. value in the text writers.
:arg bool overlay: put the text in foreground or background.
:arg bool keep_proportion: maintain the aspect ratio.
:arg float rotate: rotate the text by an arbitrary angle.
:arg int oc: *(new in v1.18.4)* the :data:`xref` of an :data:`OCG` or :data:`OCMD`.
.. note:: Parameters *overlay, keep_proportion, rotate* and *oc* have the same meaning as in :meth:`Page.show_pdf_page`.
.. index::
pair: border_width; insert_text
pair: color; insert_text
pair: encoding; insert_text
pair: fill; insert_text
pair: fontfile; insert_text
pair: fontname; insert_text
pair: fontsize; insert_text
pair: morph; insert_text
pair: overlay; insert_text
pair: render_mode; insert_text
pair: rotate; insert_text
pair: stroke_opacity; insert_text
pair: fill_opacity; insert_text
pair: oc; insert_text
.. method:: insert_text(point, text, fontsize=11, fontname="helv", fontfile=None, idx=0, color=None, fill=None, render_mode=0, border_width=1, encoding=TEXT_ENCODING_LATIN, rotate=0, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, overlay=True, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Insert text starting at :data:`point_like` *point*. See :meth:`Shape.insert_text`.
.. index::
pair: align; insert_textbox
pair: border_width; insert_textbox
pair: color; insert_textbox
pair: encoding; insert_textbox
pair: expandtabs; insert_textbox
pair: fill; insert_textbox
pair: fontfile; insert_textbox
pair: fontname; insert_textbox
pair: fontsize; insert_textbox
pair: morph; insert_textbox
pair: overlay; insert_textbox
pair: render_mode; insert_textbox
pair: rotate; insert_textbox
pair: stroke_opacity; insert_textbox
pair: fill_opacity; insert_textbox
pair: oc; insert_textbox
.. method:: insert_textbox(rect, buffer, fontsize=11, fontname="helv", fontfile=None, idx=0, color=None, fill=None, render_mode=0, border_width=1, encoding=TEXT_ENCODING_LATIN, expandtabs=8, align=TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, charwidths=None, rotate=0, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0, overlay=True)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Insert text into the specified :data:`rect_like` *rect*. See :meth:`Shape.insert_textbox`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_line
pair: color; draw_line
pair: dashes; draw_line
pair: fill; draw_line
pair: lineCap; draw_line
pair: lineJoin; draw_line
pair: lineJoin; draw_line
pair: morph; draw_line
pair: overlay; draw_line
pair: width; draw_line
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_line
pair: fill_opacity; draw_line
pair: oc; draw_line
.. method:: draw_line(p1, p2, color=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a line from *p1* to *p2* (:data:`point_like` \s). See :meth:`Shape.draw_line`.
.. index::
pair: breadth; draw_zigzag
pair: closePath; draw_zigzag
pair: color; draw_zigzag
pair: dashes; draw_zigzag
pair: fill; draw_zigzag
pair: lineCap; draw_zigzag
pair: lineJoin; draw_zigzag
pair: morph; draw_zigzag
pair: overlay; draw_zigzag
pair: width; draw_zigzag
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_zigzag
pair: fill_opacity; draw_zigzag
pair: oc; draw_zigzag
.. method:: draw_zigzag(p1, p2, breadth=2, color=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a zigzag line from *p1* to *p2* (:data:`point_like` \s). See :meth:`Shape.draw_zigzag`.
.. index::
pair: breadth; draw_squiggle
pair: closePath; draw_squiggle
pair: color; draw_squiggle
pair: dashes; draw_squiggle
pair: fill; draw_squiggle
pair: lineCap; draw_squiggle
pair: lineJoin; draw_squiggle
pair: morph; draw_squiggle
pair: overlay; draw_squiggle
pair: width; draw_squiggle
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_squiggle
pair: fill_opacity; draw_squiggle
pair: oc; draw_squiggle
.. method:: draw_squiggle(p1, p2, breadth=2, color=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a squiggly (wavy, undulated) line from *p1* to *p2* (:data:`point_like` \s). See :meth:`Shape.draw_squiggle`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_circle
pair: color; draw_circle
pair: dashes; draw_circle
pair: fill; draw_circle
pair: lineCap; draw_circle
pair: lineJoin; draw_circle
pair: morph; draw_circle
pair: overlay; draw_circle
pair: width; draw_circle
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_circle
pair: fill_opacity; draw_circle
pair: oc; draw_circle
.. method:: draw_circle(center, radius, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a circle around *center* (:data:`point_like`) with a radius of *radius*. See :meth:`Shape.draw_circle`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_oval
pair: color; draw_oval
pair: dashes; draw_oval
pair: fill; draw_oval
pair: lineCap; draw_oval
pair: lineJoin; draw_oval
pair: morph; draw_oval
pair: overlay; draw_oval
pair: width; draw_oval
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_oval
pair: fill_opacity; draw_oval
pair: oc; draw_oval
.. method:: draw_oval(quad, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw an oval (ellipse) within the given :data:`rect_like` or :data:`quad_like`. See :meth:`Shape.draw_oval`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_sector
pair: color; draw_sector
pair: dashes; draw_sector
pair: fill; draw_sector
pair: fullSector; draw_sector
pair: lineCap; draw_sector
pair: lineJoin; draw_sector
pair: morph; draw_sector
pair: overlay; draw_sector
pair: width; draw_sector
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_sector
pair: fill_opacity; draw_sector
pair: oc; draw_sector
.. method:: draw_sector(center, point, angle, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, fullSector=True, overlay=True, closePath=False, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a circular sector, optionally connecting the arc to the circle's center (like a piece of pie). See :meth:`Shape.draw_sector`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_polyline
pair: color; draw_polyline
pair: dashes; draw_polyline
pair: fill; draw_polyline
pair: lineCap; draw_polyline
pair: lineJoin; draw_polyline
pair: morph; draw_polyline
pair: overlay; draw_polyline
pair: width; draw_polyline
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_polyline
pair: fill_opacity; draw_polyline
pair: oc; draw_polyline
.. method:: draw_polyline(points, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, closePath=False, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw several connected lines defined by a sequence of :data:`point_like` \s. See :meth:`Shape.draw_polyline`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_bezier
pair: color; draw_bezier
pair: dashes; draw_bezier
pair: fill; draw_bezier
pair: lineCap; draw_bezier
pair: lineJoin; draw_bezier
pair: morph; draw_bezier
pair: overlay; draw_bezier
pair: width; draw_bezier
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_bezier
pair: fill_opacity; draw_bezier
pair: oc; draw_bezier
.. method:: draw_bezier(p1, p2, p3, p4, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, closePath=False, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a cubic Bézier curve from *p1* to *p4* with the control points *p2* and *p3* (all are :data:`point_like` \s). See :meth:`Shape.draw_bezier`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_curve
pair: color; draw_curve
pair: dashes; draw_curve
pair: fill; draw_curve
pair: lineCap; draw_curve
pair: lineJoin; draw_curve
pair: morph; draw_curve
pair: overlay; draw_curve
pair: width; draw_curve
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_curve
pair: fill_opacity; draw_curve
pair: oc; draw_curve
.. method:: draw_curve(p1, p2, p3, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, closePath=False, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: This is a special case of *draw_bezier()*. See :meth:`Shape.draw_curve`.
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_rect
pair: color; draw_rect
pair: dashes; draw_rect
pair: fill; draw_rect
pair: lineCap; draw_rect
pair: lineJoin; draw_rect
pair: morph; draw_rect
pair: overlay; draw_rect
pair: width; draw_rect
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_rect
pair: fill_opacity; draw_rect
pair: oc; draw_rect
.. method:: draw_rect(rect, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a rectangle. See :meth:`Shape.draw_rect`.
.. note:: An efficient way to background-color a PDF page with the old Python paper color is
>>> col = fitz.utils.getColor("py_color")
>>> page.draw_rect(page.rect, color=col, fill=col, overlay=False)
.. index::
pair: closePath; draw_quad
pair: color; draw_quad
pair: dashes; draw_quad
pair: fill; draw_quad
pair: lineCap; draw_quad
pair: lineJoin; draw_quad
pair: morph; draw_quad
pair: overlay; draw_quad
pair: width; draw_quad
pair: stroke_opacity; draw_quad
pair: fill_opacity; draw_quad
pair: oc; draw_quad
.. method:: draw_quad(quad, color=None, fill=None, width=1, dashes=None, lineCap=0, lineJoin=0, overlay=True, morph=None, stroke_opacity=1, fill_opacity=1, oc=0)
* Changed in v1.18.4
PDF only: Draw a quadrilateral. See :meth:`Shape.draw_quad`.
.. index::
pair: encoding; insert_font
pair: fontbuffer; insert_font
pair: fontfile; insert_font
pair: fontname; insert_font
pair: set_simple; insert_font
.. method:: insert_font(fontname="helv", fontfile=None, fontbuffer=None, set_simple=False, encoding=TEXT_ENCODING_LATIN)
PDF only: Add a new font to be used by text output methods and return its :data:`xref`. If not already present in the file, the font definition will be added. Supported are the built-in :data:`Base14_Fonts` and the CJK fonts via **"reserved"** fontnames. Fonts can also be provided as a file path or a memory area containing the image of a font file.
:arg str fontname: The name by which this font shall be referenced when outputting text on this page. In general, you have a "free" choice here (but consult the :ref:`AdobeManual`, page 16, section 7.3.5 for a formal description of building legal PDF names). However, if it matches one of the :data:`Base14_Fonts` or one of the CJK fonts, *fontfile* and *fontbuffer* **are ignored**.
In other words, you cannot insert a font via *fontfile* / *fontbuffer* and also give it a reserved *fontname*.
.. note:: A reserved fontname can be specified in any mixture of upper or lower case and still match the right built-in font definition: fontnames "helv", "Helv", "HELV", "Helvetica", etc. all lead to the same font definition "Helvetica". But from a :ref:`Page` perspective, these are **different references**. You can exploit this fact when using different *encoding* variants (Latin, Greek, Cyrillic) of the same font on a page.
:arg str fontfile: a path to a font file. If used, *fontname* must be **different from all reserved names**.
:arg bytes/bytearray fontbuffer: the memory image of a font file. If used, *fontname* must be **different from all reserved names**. This parameter would typically be used with :attr:`Font.buffer` for fonts supported / available via :ref:`Font`.
:arg int set_simple: applicable for *fontfile* / *fontbuffer* cases only: enforce treatment as a "simple" font, i.e. one that only uses character codes up to 255.
:arg int encoding: applicable for the "Helvetica", "Courier" and "Times" sets of :data:`Base14_Fonts` only. Select one of the available encodings Latin (0), Cyrillic (2) or Greek (1). Only use the default (0 = Latin) for "Symbol" and "ZapfDingBats".
:rytpe: int
:returns: the :data:`xref` of the installed font.
.. note:: Built-in fonts will not lead to the inclusion of a font file. So the resulting PDF file will remain small. However, your PDF viewer software is responsible for generating an appropriate appearance -- and there **exist** differences on whether or how each one of them does this. This is especially true for the CJK fonts. But also Symbol and ZapfDingbats are incorrectly handled in some cases. Following are the **Font Names** and their correspondingly installed **Base Font** names:
**Base-14 Fonts** [#f1]_
============= ============================ =========================================
**Font Name** **Installed Base Font** **Comments**
============= ============================ =========================================
helv Helvetica normal
heit Helvetica-Oblique italic
hebo Helvetica-Bold bold
hebi Helvetica-BoldOblique bold-italic
cour Courier normal
coit Courier-Oblique italic
cobo Courier-Bold bold
cobi Courier-BoldOblique bold-italic
tiro Times-Roman normal
tiit Times-Italic italic
tibo Times-Bold bold
tibi Times-BoldItalic bold-italic
symb Symbol [#f3]_
zadb ZapfDingbats [#f3]_
============= ============================ =========================================
**CJK Fonts** [#f2]_ (China, Japan, Korea)
============= ============================ =========================================
**Font Name** **Installed Base Font** **Comments**
============= ============================ =========================================
china-s Heiti simplified Chinese
china-ss Song simplified Chinese (serif)
china-t Fangti traditional Chinese
china-ts Ming traditional Chinese (serif)
japan Gothic Japanese
japan-s Mincho Japanese (serif)
korea Dotum Korean
korea-s Batang Korean (serif)
============= ============================ =========================================
.. index::
pair: filename; insert_image
pair: keep_proportion; insert_image
pair: overlay; insert_image
pair: pixmap; insert_image
pair: rotate; insert_image
pair: stream; insert_image
pair: mask; insert_image
pair: oc; insert_image
pair: xref; insert_image
.. method:: insert_image(rect, filename=None, pixmap=None, stream=None, mask=None, rotate=0, alpha=-1, oc=0, xref=0, keep_proportion=True, overlay=True)
PDF only: Put an image inside the given rectangle. The image may already exist in the PDF or be taken from a pixmap, a file, or a memory area.
* Changed in v1.14.1: By default, the image keeps its aspect ratio.
* Changed in v1.14.13: The image is now always placed **centered** in the rectangle, i.e. the centers of image and rectangle are equal.
* Changed in v1.17.6: Insertion rectangle no longer needs to have a non-empty intersection with the page's :attr:`Page.cropbox` [#f5]_.
* Changed in v1.18.13: Allow providing the image as the xref of an existing one.
:arg rect_like rect: where to put the image. Must be finite and not empty.
:arg str filename: name of an image file (all formats supported by MuPDF -- see :ref:`ImageFiles`).
:arg bytes,bytearray,io.BytesIO stream: image in memory (all formats supported by MuPDF -- see :ref:`ImageFiles`).
Changed in v1.14.13: *io.BytesIO* is now also supported.
:arg pixmap: a pixmap containing the image.
:type pixmap: :ref:`Pixmap`
:arg bytes,bytearray,io.BytesIO mask: *(new in version v1.18.1)* image in memory -- to be used as image mask (alpha values) for the base image. When specified, the base image must be provided as a filename or a stream -- and must not be an image that already has a mask.
:arg int xref: *(New in v1.18.13)* the :data:`xref` of an image already present in the PDF. If given, parameters ``filename``, ``pixmap``, ``stream``, ``alpha`` and ``mask`` are ignored. The page will simply receive a reference to the exsting image.
:arg int alpha: *(Changed in v1.19.3)* deprecated. No longer needed -- ignored when given.
:arg int rotate: *(new in version v1.14.11)* rotate the image. Must be an integer multiple of 90 degrees. If you need a rotation by an arbitrary angle, consider converting the image to a PDF (:meth:`Document.convert_to_pdf`) first and then use :meth:`Page.show_pdf_page` instead.
:arg int oc: *(new in v1.18.3)* (:data:`xref`) make image visibility dependent on this :data:`OCG` or :data:`OCMD`. Ignored after the first of multiple insertions. The property is stored with the generated PDF image object and therefore controls the image's visibility throughout the PDF.
:arg bool keep_proportion: *(new in version v1.14.11)* maintain the aspect ratio of the image.
For a description of *overlay* see :ref:`CommonParms`.
*Changed in v1.18.13:* Return xref of stored image.
:rtype: int
:returns: The xref of the embedded image. This can be used as the ``xref`` argument for very significant performance boosts, if the image is inserted again.
This example puts the same image on every page of a document::
>>> doc = fitz.open(...)
>>> rect = fitz.Rect(0, 0, 50, 50) # put thumbnail in upper left corner
>>> img = open("some.jpg", "rb").read() # an image file
>>> img_xref = 0 # first execution embeds the image
>>> for page in doc:
img_xref = page.insert_image(rect, stream=img,
xref=img_xref, 2nd time reuses existing image
)
>>> doc.save(...)
.. note::
1. The method detects multiple insertions of the same image (like in above example) and will store its data only on the first execution. This is even true (although less performant), if using the default ``xref=0``.
2. The method cannot detect if the same image had already been part of the file before opening it.
3. You can use this method to provide a background or foreground image for the page, like a copyright or a watermark. Please remember, that watermarks require a transparent image if put in foreground ...
4. The image may be inserted uncompressed, e.g. if a *Pixmap* is used or if the image has an alpha channel. Therefore, consider using *deflate=True* when saving the file. In addition, there exist effective ways to control the image size -- even if transparency comes into play. Have a look at `this <https://pymupdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#how-to-add-images-to-a-pdf-page>`_ section of the documentation.
5. The image is stored in the PDF in its original quality. This may be much better than what you ever need for your display. Consider **decreasing the image size** before insertion -- e.g. by using the pixmap option and then shrinking it or scaling it down (see :ref:`Pixmap` chapter). The PIL method *Image.thumbnail()* can also be used for that purpose. The file size savings can be very significant.
6. Another efficient way to display the same image on multiple pages is another method: :meth:`show_pdf_page`. Consult :meth:`Document.convert_to_pdf` for how to obtain intermediary PDFs usable for that method. Demo script `fitz-logo.py <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF-Utilities/tree/master/demo/fitz-logo.py>`_ implements a fairly complete approach.
.. index::
pair: filename; replace_image
pair: pixmap; replace_image
pair: stream; replace_image
pair: xref; replace_image
.. method:: replace_image(xref, filename=None, pixmap=None, stream=None)
* New in v1.21.0
Replace the image at xref with another one.
:arg int xref: the :data:`xref` of the image.
:arg filename: the filename of the new image.
:arg pixmap: the :ref:`Pixmap` of the new image.
:arg stream: the memory area containing the new image.
Arguments ``filename``, ``pixmap``, ``stream`` have the same meaning as in :meth:`Page.insert_image`, especially exactly one of these must be provided.
This is a **global replacement:** the new image will also be shown wherever the old one has been displayed throughout the file.
This method mainly exists for technical purposes. Typical uses include replacing large images by smaller versions, like a lower resolution, graylevel instead of colored, etc., or changing transparency.
.. index::
pair: xref; delete_image
.. method:: delete_image(xref)
* New in v1.21.0
Delete the image at xref. This is slightly misleading: actually the image is being replaced with a small transparent :ref:`Pixmap` using above :meth:`Page.replace_image`. The visible effect however is equivalent.
:arg int xref: the :data:`xref` of the image.
This is a **global replacement:** the image will disappear wherever the old one has been displayed throughout the file.
.. index::
pair: blocks; Page.get_text
pair: dict; Page.get_text
pair: clip; Page.get_text
pair: flags; Page.get_text
pair: html; Page.get_text
pair: json; Page.get_text
pair: rawdict; Page.get_text
pair: text; Page.get_text
pair: words; Page.get_text
pair: xhtml; Page.get_text
pair: xml; Page.get_text
pair: textpage; Page.get_text
pair: sort; Page.get_text
.. method:: get_text(opt,*, clip=None, flags=None, textpage=None, sort=False)
* Changed in v1.19.0: added ``textpage`` parameter
* Changed in v1.19.1: added ``sort`` parameter
* Changed in v1.19.6: added new constants for defining default flags per method.
Retrieves the content of a page in a variety of formats. This is a wrapper for :ref:`TextPage` methods by choosing the output option as follows:
* "text" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractTEXT`, default
* "blocks" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractBLOCKS`
* "words" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractWORDS`
* "html" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractHTML`
* "xhtml" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractXHTML`
* "xml" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractXML`
* "dict" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractDICT`
* "json" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractJSON`
* "rawdict" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractRAWDICT`
* "rawjson" -- :meth:`TextPage.extractRAWJSON`
:arg str opt: A string indicating the requested format, one of the above. A mixture of upper and lower case is supported.
Changed in v1.16.3 Values "words" and "blocks" are now also accepted.
:arg rect-like clip: *(new in v1.17.7)* restrict extracted text to this rectangle. If None, the full page is taken. Has **no effect** for options "html", "xhtml" and "xml".
:arg int flags: *(new in v1.16.2)* indicator bits to control whether to include images or how text should be handled with respect to white spaces and :data:`ligatures`. See :ref:`TextPreserve` for available indicators and :ref:`text_extraction_flags` for default settings.
:arg textpage: (new in v1.19.0) use a previously created :ref:`TextPage`. This reduces execution time **very significantly:** by more than 50% and up to 95%, depending on the extraction option. If specified, the 'flags' and 'clip' arguments are ignored, because they are textpage-only properties. If omitted, a new, temporary textpage will be created.
:arg bool sort: (new in v1.19.1) sort the output by vertical, then horizontal coordinates. In many cases, this should suffice to generate a "natural" reading order. Has no effect on (X)HTML and XML. Output option **"words"** sorts by ``(y1, x0)`` of the words' bboxes. Similar is true for "blocks", "dict", "json", "rawdict", "rawjson": they all are sorted by ``(y1, x0)`` of the resp. block bbox. If specified for "text", then internally "blocks" is used.
:rtype: *str, list, dict*
:returns: The page's content as a string, a list or a dictionary. Refer to the corresponding :ref:`TextPage` method for details.
.. note::
1. You can use this method as a **document conversion tool** from any supported document type (not only PDF!) to one of TEXT, HTML, XHTML or XML documents.
2. The inclusion of text via the *clip* parameter is decided on a by-character level: **(changed in v1.18.2)** a character becomes part of the output, if its bbox is contained in *clip*. This **deviates** from the algorithm used in redaction annotations: a character will be **removed if its bbox intersects** any redaction annotation.
.. index::
pair: rect; get_textbox
pair: textpage; get_textbox
.. method:: get_textbox(rect, textpage=None)
* New in v1.17.7
* Changed in v1.19.0: add ``textpage`` parameter
Retrieve the text contained in a rectangle.
:arg rect-like rect: rect-like.
:arg textpage: a :ref:`TextPage` to use. If omitted, a new, temporary textpage will be created.
:returns: a string with interspersed linebreaks where necessary. Changed in v1.19.0: It is based on dedicated code. A tyical use is checking the result of :meth:`Page.search_for`:
>>> rl = page.search_for("currency:")
>>> page.get_textbox(rl[0])
'Currency:'
>>>
.. index::
pair: flags; get_textpage
pair: clip; get_textpage
.. method:: get_textpage(clip=None, flags=3)
* New in v1.16.5
* Changed in v1.17.7: introduced ``clip`` parameter.
Create a :ref:`TextPage` for the page.
:arg in flags: indicator bits controlling the content available for subsequent text extractions and searches -- see the parameter of :meth:`Page.get_text`.
:arg rect-like clip: *(new in v1.17.7)* restrict extracted text to this area.
:returns: :ref:`TextPage`
.. index::
pair: flags; get_textpage_ocr
pair: language; get_textpage_ocr
pair: dpi; get_textpage_ocr
pair: full; get_textpage_ocr
.. method:: get_textpage_ocr(flags=3, language="eng", dpi=72, full=False)
* New in v.1.19.0
* Changed in v1.19.1: support full and partial OCRing a page.
Create a :ref:`TextPage` for the page that includes OCRed text. MuPDF will invoke Tesseract-OCR if this method is used. Otherwise this is a normal :ref:`TextPage` object.
:arg in flags: indicator bits controlling the content available for subsequent test extractions and searches -- see the parameter of :meth:`Page.get_text`.
:arg str language: the expected language(s). Use "+"-separated values if multiple languages are expected, "eng+spa" for English and Spanish.
:arg int dpi: the desired resolution in dots per inch. Influences recognition quality (and execution time).
:arg bool full: whether to OCR the full page, or just the displayed images.
.. note:: This method does **not** support a clip parameter -- OCR will always happen for the complete page rectangle.
:returns:
a :ref:`TextPage`. Excution may be significantly longer than :meth:`Page.get_textpage`.
For a full page OCR, **all text** will have the font "GlyphlessFont" from Tesseract. In case of partial OCR, normal text will keep its properties, and only text coming from images will have the GlyphlessFont.
.. note::
**OCRed text is only available** to PyMuPDF's text extractions and searches if their ``textpage`` parameter specifies the output of this method.
`This <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF-Utilities/blob/master/jupyter-notebooks/partial-ocr.ipynb>`_ Jupyter notebook walks through an example for using OCR textpages.
.. method:: get_drawings()
* New in v1.18.0
* Changed in v1.18.17
* Changed in v1.19.0: add "seqno" key, remove "clippings" key
* Changed in v1.19.1: "color" / "fill" keys now always are either are RGB tuples or ``None``. This resolves issues caused by exotic colorspaces.
* Changed in v1.19.2: add an indicator for the *"orientation"* of the area covered by an "re" item.
Return the draw commands of the page. These are instructions which draw lines, rectangles, quadruples or curves, including properties like colors, transparency, line width and dashing, etc.
:returns: a list of dictionaries. Each dictionary item contains one or more single draw commands belonging together: they have the same properties (colors, dashing, etc.). This is called a **"path"** in PDF, but the method **works for all document types**.
The path dictionary has been designed to be compatible with class :ref:`Shape`. There are the following keys:
============== ============================================================================
Key Value
============== ============================================================================
closePath Same as the parameter in :ref:`Shape`.
color Stroke color (see :ref:`Shape`).
dashes Dashed line specification (see :ref:`Shape`).
even_odd Fill colors of area overlaps -- same as the parameter in :ref:`Shape`.
fill Fill color (see :ref:`Shape`).
items List of draw commands: lines, rectangles, quads or curves.
lineCap Number 3-tuple, use its max value on output with :ref:`Shape`.
lineJoin Same as the parameter in :ref:`Shape`.
fill_opacity (new in v1.18.17) fill color transparency (see :ref:`Shape`).
stroke_opacity (new in v1.18.17) stroke color transparency (see :ref:`Shape`).
rect Page area covered by this path. Information only.
seqno (new in v1.19.0) command number when building page appearance
type (new in v1.18.17) type of this path.
width Stroke line width (see :ref:`Shape`).
============== ============================================================================
* *(Changed in v1.18.17)* Key ``"opacity"`` has been replaced by the new keys ``"fill_opacity"`` and ``"stroke_opacity"``. This is now compatible with the corresponding parameters of :meth:`Shape.finish`.
Key ``"type"`` takes one of the following values:
* **"f"** -- this is a *fill-only* path. Only key-values relevant for this operation have a meaning, irrelevant ones have been added with default values for backward compatibility: ``"color"``, ``"lineCap"``, ``"lineJoin"``, ``"width"``, ``"closePath"``, ``"dashes"`` and should be ignored.
* **"s"** -- this is a *stroke-only* path. Similar to previous, key ``"fill"`` is present with value ``None``.
* **"fs"** -- this is a path performing combined *fill* and *stroke* operations.
Each item in ``path["items"]`` is one of the following:
* ``("l", p1, p2)`` - a line from p1 to p2 (:ref:`Point` objects).
* ``("c", p1, p2, p3, p4)`` - cubic Bézier curve **from p1 to p4** (p2 and p3 are the control points). All objects are of type :ref:`Point`.
* ``("re", rect, orientation)`` - a :ref:`Rect`. *Changed in v1.18.17:* Multiple rectangles within the same path are now detected. *Changed in v1.19.2:* added integer ``orientation`` which is 1 resp. -1 indicating whether the enclosed area is rotated left (1 = anti-clockwise), or resp. right [#f7]_.
* ``("qu", quad)`` - a :ref:`Quad`. *New in v1.18.17, changed in v1.19.2:* 3 or 4 consecutive lines are detected to actually represent a :ref:`Quad`.
.. note:: Starting with v1.19.2, quads and rectangles are more reliably recognized as such.
Using class :ref:`Shape`, you should be able to recreate the original drawings on a separate (PDF) page with high fidelity under normal, not too sophisticated circumstances. Please see the following comments on restrictions. A coding draft can be found in section "Extractings Drawings" of chapter :ref:`FAQ`.
.. note::
* The visual appearance of a page may have been designed in a very complex way. For example in PDF:
- Layers (Optional Content Groups) can control the visibility of items (drawings and other objects) depending on whatever condition: for example showing or suppressing a watermark depending on the current output device (screen, paper, ...), or option-based inclusion / omission of details in a technical document, and so on. Effects like these are ignored by the method -- it will **unconditionally return all paths**.
- Clipping paths are ignored by the method.
- Shadings (gradient colorization effects) are not supported.
* When a viewer software builds a page's appearance, it will sequentially walk through a list of commands (in PDF, those are stored in the ``/Contents`` object), containing instructions like "draw this path, show this image, paint this text, etc.". The key ``"seqno"`` (new in v1.19.0) is the command number, that draws this path. You can use it to determine if objects cover other objects on the page. For example, the rectangle of a "fill" path will cover objects drawn earlier -- i.e. having a smaller ``"seqno"`` -- if the rectangles overlap. Please also see :meth:`Page.get_bboxlog` and :meth:`Page.get_texttrace`.
.. note:: The method is now based on the output of :meth:`Page.get_cdrawings` -- which is much faster, but requires somewhat more attention processing its output.
.. method:: get_cdrawings()
* New in v1.18.17
* Changed in v1.19.0: removed "clippings" key, added "seqno" key.
* Changed in v1.19.1: always generate RGB color tuples.
Extract the drawing paths on the page. Apart from following technical differences, functionally equivalent to :meth:`Page.get_drawings`, but much faster (factor 3 or more):
* Every path type only contains the relevant keys, e.g. a stroke path has no ``"fill"`` color key. See comment in method :meth:`Page.get_drawings`.
* Coordinates are given as :data:`point_like`, :data:`rect_like` and :data:`quad_like` **tuples** -- not as :ref:`Point`, :ref:`Rect`, :ref:`Quad` objects.
.. note:: If performance is a concern (e.g. because your page has tens of thousands of drawings), consider using this method: Compared to versions earlier than 1.18.17, you should see much shorter response times. We have seen pages that required 2 seconds then, now only need 200 ms with this method.
.. method:: get_fonts(full=False)
PDF only: Return a list of fonts referenced by the page. Wrapper for :meth:`Document.get_page_fonts`.
.. method:: get_images(full=False)
PDF only: Return a list of images referenced by the page. Wrapper for :meth:`Document.get_page_images`.
.. index::
pair: hashes; get_image_info
pair: xrefs; get_image_info
.. method:: get_image_info(hashes=False, xrefs=False)
* *New in v1.18.11*
* *Changed in v1.18.13:* added image MD5 hashcode computation and :data:`xref` search.
Return a list of meta information dictionaries for all images shown on the page. This works for all document types. Technically, this is a subset of the dictionary output of :meth:`Page.get_text`: the image binary content and any text on the page are ignored.
:arg bool hashes: *New in v1.18.13:* Compute the MD5 hashcode for each encountered image, which allows identifying image duplicates. This adds the key ``"digest"`` to the output, whose value is a 16 byte ``bytes`` object.
:arg bool xrefs: *New in v1.18.13:* **PDF only.** Try to find the :data:`xref` for each image. Implies ``hashes=True``. Adds the ``"xref"`` key to the dictionary. If not found, the value is 0, which means, the image is either "inline" or otherwise undetectable. Please note that this option has an extended response time, because the MD5 hashcode will be computed at least two times for each image with an xref.
:rtype: list[dict]
:returns: A list of dictionaries. This includes information for **exactly those** images, that are shown on the page -- including *"inline images"*. In contrast to images included in :meth:`Page.get_text`, image **binary content** is not loaded, which drastically reduces memory usage. The dictionary layout is similar to that of image blocks in ``page.get_text("dict")``.
=============== ===============================================================
**Key** **Value**
=============== ===============================================================
number block number *(int)*
bbox image bbox on page, :data:`rect_like`
width original image width *(int)*
height original image height *(int)*
cs-name colorspace name *(str)*
colorspace colorspace.n *(int)*
xres resolution in x-direction *(int)*
yres resolution in y-direction *(int)*
bpc bits per component *(int)*
size storage occupied by image *(int)*
digest MD5 hashcode *(bytes)*, if *hashes* is true
xref image :data:`xref` or 0, if *xrefs* is true
transform matrix transforming image rect to bbox, :data:`matrix_like`
=============== ===============================================================
Multiple occurrences of the same image are always reported. You can detect duplicates by comparing their ``digest`` values.
.. method:: get_xobjects()
PDF only: Return a list of Form XObjects referenced by the page. Wrapper for :meth:`Document.get_page_xobjects`.
.. index::
pair: transform; get_image_rects
.. method:: get_image_rects(item, transform=False)
*New in v1.18.13*
PDF only: Return boundary boxes and transformation matrices of an embedded image. This is an improved version of :meth:`Page.get_image_bbox` with the following differences:
* There is no restriction on **how** the image is invoked (by the page or one of its Form XObjects). The result is always complete and correct.
* The result is a list of :ref:`Rect` or (:ref:`Rect`, :ref:`Matrix`) objects -- depending on *transform*. Each list item represents one location of the image on the page. Multiple occurrences might not be detectable by :meth:`Page.get_image_bbox`.
* The method invokes :meth:`Page.get_image_info` with ``xrefs=True`` and therefore has a noticeably longer response time than :meth:`Page.get_image_bbox`.
:arg list,str,int item: an item of the list :meth:`Page.get_images`, or the reference **name** entry of such an item (item[7]), or the image :data:`xref`.
:arg bool transform: also return the matrix used to transform the image rectangle to the bbox on the page. If true, then tuples ``(bbox, matrix)`` are returned.
:rtype: list
:returns: Boundary boxes and respective transformation matrices for each image occurrence on the page. If the item is not on the page, an empty list ``[]`` is returned.
.. index::
pair: transform; get_image_bbox
.. method:: get_image_bbox(item, transform=False)
* Changed in v1.18.11: return image transformation matrix
PDF only: Return boundary box and transformation matrix of an embedded image.
:arg list,str item: an item of the list :meth:`Page.get_images` with *full=True* specified, or the reference **name** entry of such an item, which is item[-3] (or item[7] respectively).
:arg bool transform: *(new in v1.18.11)* also return the matrix used to transform the image rectangle to the bbox on the page. Default is just the bbox. If true, then a tuple ``(bbox, matrix)`` is returned.
:rtype: :ref:`Rect` or (:ref:`Rect`, :ref:`Matrix`)
:returns: the boundary box of the image -- optionally also its transformation matrix.
* *(Changed in v1.16.7)* -- If the page in fact does not display this image, an infinite rectangle is returned now. In previous versions, an exception was raised. Formally invalid parameters still raise exceptions.
* *(Changed in v1.17.0)* -- Only images referenced directly by the page are considered. This means that images occurring in embedded PDF pages are ignored and an exception is raised.
* *(Changed in v1.18.5)* -- Removed the restriction introduced in v1.17.0: any item of the page's image list may be specified.
* *(Changed in v1.18.11)* -- Partially re-instated a restriction: only those images are considered, that are either directly referenced by the page or by a Form XObject directly referenced by the page.
* *(Changed in v1.18.11)* -- Optionally also return the transformation matrix together with the bbox as the tuple ``(bbox, transform)``.
.. note::
1. Be aware that :meth:`Page.get_images` may contain "dead" entries i.e. images, which the page **does not display**. This is no error, but intended by the PDF creator. No exception will be raised in this case, but an infinite rectangle is returned. You can avoid this from happening by executing :meth:`Page.clean_contents` before this method.
2. The image's "transformation matrix" is defined as the matrix, for which the expression ``bbox / transform == fitz.Rect(0, 0, 1, 1)`` is true, lookup details here: :ref:`ImageTransformation`.
.. index::
pair: matrix; get_svg_image
.. method:: get_svg_image(matrix=fitz.Identity, text_as_path=True)
Create an SVG image from the page. Only full page images are currently supported.
:arg matrix_like matrix: a matrix, default is :ref:`Identity`.
:arg bool text_as_path: *(new in v1.17.5)* -- controls how text is represented. *True* outputs each character as a series of elementary draw commands, which leads to a more precise text display in browsers, but a **very much larger** output for text-oriented pages. Display quality for *False* relies on the presence of the referenced fonts on the current system. For missing fonts, the internet browser will fall back to some default -- leading to unpleasant appearances. Choose *False* if you want to parse the text of the SVG.
:returns: a UTF-8 encoded string that contains the image. Because SVG has XML syntax it can be saved in a text file, the standard extension is ``.svg``.
.. note:: In case of a PDF, you can circumvent the "full page image only" restriction by modifying the page's CropBox before using the method.
.. index::
pair: alpha; get_pixmap
pair: annots; get_pixmap
pair: clip; get_pixmap
pair: colorspace; get_pixmap
pair: matrix; get_pixmap
pair: dpi; get_pixmap
.. method:: get_pixmap(*, matrix=fitz.Identity, dpi=None, colorspace=fitz.csRGB, clip=None, alpha=False, annots=True)
* Changed in v1.19.2: added support of parameter dpi.
Create a pixmap from the page. This is probably the most often used method to create a :ref:`Pixmap`.
All parameters are *keyword-only.*
:arg matrix_like matrix: default is :ref:`Identity`.
:arg int dpi: (new in v1.19.2) desired resolution in x and y direction. If not ``None``, the ``"matrix"`` parameter is ignored.
:arg colorspace: The desired colorspace, one of "GRAY", "RGB" or "CMYK" (case insensitive). Or specify a :ref:`Colorspace`, ie. one of the predefined ones: :data:`csGRAY`, :data:`csRGB` or :data:`csCMYK`.
:type colorspace: str or :ref:`Colorspace`
:arg irect_like clip: restrict rendering to the intersection of this area with the page's rectangle.
:arg bool alpha: whether to add an alpha channel. Always accept the default *False* if you do not really need transparency. This will save a lot of memory (25% in case of RGB ... and pixmaps are typically **large**!), and also processing time. Also note an **important difference** in how the image will be rendered: with *True* the pixmap's samples area will be pre-cleared with *0x00*. This results in **transparent** areas where the page is empty. With *False* the pixmap's samples will be pre-cleared with *0xff*. This results in **white** where the page has nothing to show.
Changed in v1.14.17
The default alpha value is now *False*.
* Generated with *alpha=True*
.. image:: images/img-alpha-1.*
* Generated with *alpha=False*
.. image:: images/img-alpha-0.*
:arg bool annots: *(new in vrsion 1.16.0)* whether to also render annotations or to suppress them. You can create pixmaps for annotations separately.
:rtype: :ref:`Pixmap`
:returns: Pixmap of the page. For fine-controlling the generated image, the by far most important parameter is **matrix**. E.g. you can increase or decrease the image resolution by using **Matrix(xzoom, yzoom)**. If zoom > 1, you will get a higher resolution: zoom=2 will double the number of pixels in that direction and thus generate a 2 times larger image. Non-positive values will flip horizontally, resp. vertically. Similarly, matrices also let you rotate or shear, and you can combine effects via e.g. matrix multiplication. See the :ref:`Matrix` section to learn more.
.. note::
The method will respect any page rotation and will not exceed the intersection of ``clip`` and :attr:`Page.cropbox`. If you need the page's mediabox (and if this is a different rectangle), you can use a snippet like the following to achieve this::
In [1]: import fitz
In [2]: doc=fitz.open("demo1.pdf")
In [3]: page=doc[0]
In [4]: rotation = page.rotation
In [5]: cropbox = page.cropbox
In [6]: page.set_cropbox(page.mediabox)
In [7]: page.set_rotation(0)
In [8]: pix = page.get_pixmap()
In [9]: page.set_cropbox(cropbox)
In [10]: if rotation != 0:
...: page.set_rotation(rotation)
...:
In [11]:
.. method:: annot_names()
* New in v1.16.10
PDF only: return a list of the names of annotations, widgets and links. Technically, these are the */NM* values of every PDF object found in the page's */Annots* array.
:rtype: list
.. method:: annot_xrefs()
* New in v1.17.1
PDF only: return a list of the :data`xref` numbers of annotations, widgets and links -- technically of all entries found in the page's */Annots* array.
:rtype: list
:returns: a list of items *(xref, type)* where type is the annotation type. Use the type to tell apart links, fields and annotations, see :ref:`AnnotationTypes`.
.. method:: load_annot(ident)
* New in v1.17.1
PDF only: return the annotation identified by *ident*. This may be its unique name (PDF ``/NM`` key), or its :data:`xref`.
:arg str,int ident: the annotation name or xref.
:rtype: :ref:`Annot`
:returns: the annotation or *None*.
.. note:: Methods :meth:`Page.annot_names`, :meth:`Page.annot_xrefs` provide lists of names or xrefs, respectively, from where an item may be picked and loaded via this method.
.. method:: load_widget(xref)
* New in v1.19.6
PDF only: return the field identified by *xref*.
:arg int xref: the field's xref.
:rtype: :ref:`Widget`
:returns: the field or *None*.
.. note:: This is similar to the analogous method :meth:`Page.load_annot` -- except that here only the xref is supported as identifier.
.. method:: load_links()
Return the first link on a page. Synonym of property :attr:`first_link`.
:rtype: :ref:`Link`
:returns: first link on the page (or *None*).
.. index::
pair: rotate; set_rotation
.. method:: set_rotation(rotate)
PDF only: Set the rotation of the page.
:arg int rotate: An integer specifying the required rotation in degrees. Must be an integer multiple of 90. Values will be converted to one of 0, 90, 180, 270.
.. index::
pair: clip; show_pdf_page
pair: keep_proportion; show_pdf_page
pair: overlay; show_pdf_page
pair: rotate; show_pdf_page
.. method:: show_pdf_page(rect, docsrc, pno=0, keep_proportion=True, overlay=True, oc=0, rotate=0, clip=None)
* Changed in v1.14.11: Parameter *reuse_xref* has been deprecated. Position the source rectangle centered in target rectangle. Any rotation angle is now supported.
* Changed in v1.18.3: New parameter ``oc``.
PDF only: Display a page of another PDF as a **vector image** (otherwise similar to :meth:`Page.insert_image`). This is a multi-purpose method. For example, you can use it to
* create "n-up" versions of existing PDF files, combining several input pages into **one output page** (see example `4-up.py <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF-Utilities/tree/master/examples/4-up.py>`_),
* create "posterized" PDF files, i.e. every input page is split up in parts which each create a separate output page (see `posterize.py <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF-Utilities/tree/master/examples/posterize.py>`_),
* include PDF-based vector images like company logos, watermarks, etc., see `svg-logo.py <https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF-Utilities/tree/master/examples/svg-logo.py>`_, which puts an SVG-based logo on each page (requires additional packages to deal with SVG-to-PDF conversions).
:arg rect_like rect: where to place the image on current page. Must be finite and its intersection with the page must not be empty.
:arg docsrc: source PDF document containing the page. Must be a different document object, but may be the same file.
:type docsrc: :ref:`Document`
:arg int pno: page number (0-based, in ``-∞ < pno < docsrc.page_count``) to be shown.
:arg bool keep_proportion: whether to maintain the width-height-ratio (default). If false, all 4 corners are always positioned on the border of the target rectangle -- whatever the rotation value. In general, this will deliver distorted and /or non-rectangular images.
:arg bool overlay: put image in foreground (default) or background.
:arg int oc: *(new in v1.18.3)* (:data:`xref`) make visibility dependent on this OCG (optional content group).
:arg float rotate: *(new in v1.14.10)* show the source rectangle rotated by some angle. *Changed in v1.14.11:* Any angle is now supported.
:arg rect_like clip: choose which part of the source page to show. Default is the full page, else must be finite and its intersection with the source page must not be empty.
.. note:: In contrast to method :meth:`Document.insert_pdf`, this method does not copy annotations, widgets or links, so these are not included in the target [#f6]_. But all its **other resources (text, images, fonts, etc.)** will be imported into the current PDF. They will therefore appear in text extractions and in :meth:`get_fonts` and :meth:`get_images` lists -- even if they are not contained in the visible area given by *clip*.
Example: Show the same source page, rotated by 90 and by -90 degrees:
>>> doc = fitz.open() # new empty PDF
>>> page=doc.new_page() # new page in A4 format
>>>
>>> # upper half page
>>> r1 = fitz.Rect(0, 0, page.rect.width, page.rect.height/2)
>>>
>>> # lower half page
>>> r2 = r1 + (0, page.rect.height/2, 0, page.rect.height/2)
>>>
>>> src = fitz.open("PyMuPDF.pdf") # show page 0 of this
>>>
>>> page.show_pdf_page(r1, src, 0, rotate=90)
>>> page.show_pdf_page(r2, src, 0, rotate=-90)
>>> doc.save("show.pdf")
.. image:: images/img-showpdfpage.*
:scale: 70
.. method:: new_shape()
PDF only: Create a new :ref:`Shape` object for the page.
:rtype: :ref:`Shape`
:returns: a new :ref:`Shape` to use for compound drawings. See description there.
.. index::
pair: flags; search_for
pair: quads; search_for
pair: clip; search_for
pair: textpage; search_for
.. method:: search_for(needle, *, clip=clip, quads=False, flags=TEXT_DEHYPHENATE | TEXT_PRESERVE_WHITESPACE | TEXT_PRESERVE_LIGATURES, textpage=None)
* Changed in v1.18.2: added ``clip`` parameter. Remove ``hit_max`` parameter. Add default "dehyphenate".
* Changed in v1.19.0: added ``textpage`` parameter.
Search for *needle* on a page. Wrapper for :meth:`TextPage.search`.
:arg str needle: Text to search for. May contain spaces. Upper / lower case is ignored, but only works for ASCII characters: For example, "COMPÉTENCES" will not be found if needle is "compétences" -- "compÉtences" however will. Similar is true for German umlauts and the like.
:arg rect_like clip: *(New in v1.18.2)* only search within this area.
:arg bool quads: Return object type :ref:`Quad` instead of :ref:`Rect`.
:arg int flags: Control the data extracted by the underlying :ref:`TextPage`. By default, ligatures and white spaces are kept, and hyphenation [#f8]_ is detected.
:arg textpage: (new in v1.19.0) use a previously created :ref:`TextPage`. This reduces execution time **significantly.** If specified, the 'flags' and 'clip' arguments are ignored. If omitted, a temporary textpage will be created.
:rtype: list
:returns:
A list of :ref:`Rect` or :ref:`Quad` objects, each of which -- **normally!** -- surrounds one occurrence of *needle*. **However:** if parts of *needle* occur on more than one line, then a separate item is generated for each these parts. So, if ``needle = "search string"``, two rectangles may be generated.
**Changes in v1.18.2:**
* There no longer is a limit on the list length (removal of the ``hit_max`` parameter).
* If a word is **hyphenated** at a line break, it will still be found. E.g. the needle "method" will be found even if hyphenated as "meth-od" at a line break, and two rectangles will be returned: one surrounding "meth" (without the hyphen) and another one surrounding "od".
.. note:: The method supports multi-line text marker annotations: you can use the full returned list as **one single** parameter for creating the annotation.
.. caution::
* There is a tricky aspect: the search logic regards **contiguous multiple occurrences** of *needle* as one: assuming *needle* is "abc", and the page contains "abc" and "abcabc", then only **two** rectangles will be returned, one for "abc", and a second one for "abcabc".
* You can always use :meth:`Page.get_textbox` to check what text actually is being surrounded by each rectangle.
.. note:: A feature repeatedly asked for is supporting **regular expressions** when specifying the ``"needle"`` string: **There is no way to do this.** If you need something in that direction, first extract text in the desired format and then subselect the result by matching with some regex pattern. Here is an example for matching words::
>>> pattern = re.compile(r"...") # the regex pattern
>>> words = page.get_text("words") # extract words on page
>>> matches = [w for w in words if pattern.search(w[4])]
The ``matches`` list will contain the words matching the given pattern. In the same way you can select ``span["text"]`` from the output of ``page.get_text("dict")``.
.. method:: set_mediabox(r)
* New in v1.16.13
* Changed in v1.19.4: remove all other rectangle definitions.
PDF only: Change the physical page dimension by setting :data:`mediabox` in the page's object definition.
:arg rect-like r: the new :data:`mediabox` value.
.. note:: This method also removes the page's other (optional) rectangles (:data:`cropbox`, ArtBox, TrimBox and Bleedbox) to prevent inconsistent situations. This will cause those to assume their default values.
.. caution:: For non-empty pages this may have undesired effects, because the location of all content depends on this value and will therefore change position or even disappear.
.. method:: set_cropbox(r)
PDF only: change the visible part of the page.
:arg rect_like r: the new visible area of the page. Note that this **must** be specified in **unrotated coordinates**, not empty, nor infinite and be completely contained in the :attr:`Page.mediabox`.
After execution **(if the page is not rotated)**, :attr:`Page.rect` will equal this rectangle, but be shifted to the top-left position (0, 0) if necessary. Example session:
>>> page = doc.new_page()
>>> page.rect
fitz.Rect(0.0, 0.0, 595.0, 842.0)
>>>
>>> page.cropbox # cropbox and mediabox still equal
fitz.Rect(0.0, 0.0, 595.0, 842.0)
>>>
>>> # now set cropbox to a part of the page
>>> page.set_cropbox(fitz.Rect(100, 100, 400, 400))
>>> # this will also change the "rect" property:
>>> page.rect
fitz.Rect(0.0, 0.0, 300.0, 300.0)
>>>
>>> # but mediabox remains unaffected
>>> page.mediabox
fitz.Rect(0.0, 0.0, 595.0, 842.0)
>>>
>>> # revert CropBox change
>>> # either set it to MediaBox
>>> page.set_cropbox(page.mediabox)
>>> # or 'refresh' MediaBox: will remove all other rectangles
>>> page.set_mediabox(page.mediabox)
.. method:: set_artbox(r)
.. method:: set_bleedbox(r)
.. method:: set_trimbox(r)
* New in v1.19.4
PDF only: Set the resp. rectangle in the page object. For the meaning of these objects see :ref:`AdobeManual`, page 77. Parameter and restrictions are the same as for :meth:`Page.set_cropbox`.
.. attribute:: rotation
Contains the rotation of the page in degrees (always 0 for non-PDF types).
:type: int
.. attribute:: cropbox_position
Contains the top-left point of the page's ``/CropBox`` for a PDF, otherwise *Point(0, 0)*.
:type: :ref:`Point`
.. attribute:: cropbox
The page's ``/CropBox`` for a PDF. Always the **unrotated** page rectangle is returned. For a non-PDF this will always equal the page rectangle.
.. note:: In PDF, the relationship between ``/MediaBox``, ``/CropBox`` and page rectangle may sometimes be confusing, please do lookup the glossary for :data:`MediaBox`.
:type: :ref:`Rect`
.. attribute:: artbox
.. attribute:: bleedbox
.. attribute:: trimbox
The page's ``/ArtBox``, ``/BleedBox``, ``/TrimBox``, respectively. If not provided, defaulting to :attr:`Page.cropbox`.
:type: :ref:`Rect`
.. attribute:: mediabox_size
Contains the width and height of the page's :attr:`Page.mediabox` for a PDF, otherwise the bottom-right coordinates of :attr:`Page.rect`.
:type: :ref:`Point`
.. attribute:: mediabox
The page's :data:`mediabox` for a PDF, otherwise :attr:`Page.rect`.
:type: :ref:`Rect`
.. note:: For most PDF documents and for **all other document types**, ``page.rect == page.cropbox == page.mediabox`` is true. However, for some PDFs the visible page is a true subset of :data:`mediabox`. Also, if the page is rotated, its ``Page.rect`` may not equal ``Page.cropbox``. In these cases the above attributes help to correctly locate page elements.
.. attribute:: transformation_matrix
This matrix translates coordinates from the PDF space to the MuPDF space. For example, in PDF ``/Rect [x0 y0 x1 y1]`` the pair (x0, y0) specifies the **bottom-left** point of the rectangle -- in contrast to MuPDF's system, where (x0, y0) specify top-left. Multiplying the PDF coordinates with this matrix will deliver the (Py-) MuPDF rectangle version. Obviously, the inverse matrix will again yield the PDF rectangle.
:type: :ref:`Matrix`
.. attribute:: rotation_matrix
.. attribute:: derotation_matrix
These matrices may be used for dealing with rotated PDF pages. When adding / inserting anything to a PDF page, the coordinates of the **unrotated** page are always used. These matrices help translating between the two states. Example: if a page is rotated by 90 degrees -- what would then be the coordinates of the top-left Point(0, 0) of an A4 page?
>>> page.set_rotation(90) # rotate an ISO A4 page
>>> page.rect
Rect(0.0, 0.0, 842.0, 595.0)
>>> p = fitz.Point(0, 0) # where did top-left point land?
>>> p * page.rotation_matrix
Point(842.0, 0.0)
>>>
:type: :ref:`Matrix`
.. attribute:: first_link
Contains the first :ref:`Link` of a page (or *None*).
:type: :ref:`Link`
.. attribute:: first_annot
Contains the first :ref:`Annot` of a page (or *None*).
:type: :ref:`Annot`
.. attribute:: first_widget
Contains the first :ref:`Widget` of a page (or *None*).
:type: :ref:`Widget`
.. attribute:: number
The page number.
:type: int
.. attribute:: parent
The owning document object.
:type: :ref:`Document`
.. attribute:: rect
Contains the rectangle of the page. Same as result of :meth:`Page.bound()`.
:type: :ref:`Rect`
.. attribute:: xref
The page's PDF :data:`xref`. Zero if not a PDF.
:type: :ref:`Rect`
-----
Description of *get_links()* Entries
----------------------------------------
Each entry of the :meth:`Page.get_links` list is a dictionay with the following keys:
* *kind*: (required) an integer indicating the kind of link. This is one of *LINK_NONE*, *LINK_GOTO*, *LINK_GOTOR*, *LINK_LAUNCH*, or *LINK_URI*. For values and meaning of these names refer to :ref:`linkDest Kinds`.
* *from*: (required) a :ref:`Rect` describing the "hot spot" location on the page's visible representation (where the cursor changes to a hand image, usually).
* *page*: a 0-based integer indicating the destination page. Required for *LINK_GOTO* and *LINK_GOTOR*, else ignored.
* *to*: either a *fitz.Point*, specifying the destination location on the provided page, default is *fitz.Point(0, 0)*, or a symbolic (indirect) name. If an indirect name is specified, *page = -1* is required and the name must be defined in the PDF in order for this to work. Required for *LINK_GOTO* and *LINK_GOTOR*, else ignored.
* *file*: a string specifying the destination file. Required for *LINK_GOTOR* and *LINK_LAUNCH*, else ignored.
* *uri*: a string specifying the destination internet resource. Required for *LINK_URI*, else ignored. You should make sure to start this string with an unambiguous substring, that classifies the subtype of the URL, like ``"http://"``, ``"https://"``, ``"file://"``, ``"ftp://"``, ``"mailto:"``, etc. Otherwise your browser will try to interpret the text and come to unwanted / unexpected conclusions about the intended URL type.
* *xref*: an integer specifying the PDF :data:`xref` of the link object. Do not change this entry in any way. Required for link deletion and update, otherwise ignored. For non-PDF documents, this entry contains *-1*. It is also *-1* for **all** entries in the *get_links()* list, if **any** of the links is not supported by MuPDF - see the note below.
Notes on Supporting Links
---------------------------
MuPDF's support for links has changed in **v1.10a**. These changes affect link types :data:`LINK_GOTO` and :data:`LINK_GOTOR`.
Reading (pertains to method *get_links()* and the *first_link* property chain)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If MuPDF detects a link to another file, it will supply either a *LINK_GOTOR* or a *LINK_LAUNCH* link kind. In case of *LINK_GOTOR* destination details may either be given as page number (eventually including position information), or as an indirect destination.
If an indirect destination is given, then this is indicated by *page = -1*, and *link.dest.dest* will contain this name. The dictionaries in the *get_links()* list will contain this information as the *to* value.
**Internal links are always** of kind *LINK_GOTO*. If an internal link specifies an indirect destination, it **will always be resolved** and the resulting direct destination will be returned. Names are **never returned for internal links**, and undefined destinations will cause the link to be ignored.
Writing
~~~~~~~~~
PyMuPDF writes (updates, inserts) links by constructing and writing the appropriate PDF object **source**. This makes it possible to specify indirect destinations for *LINK_GOTOR* **and** *LINK_GOTO* link kinds (pre *PDF 1.2* file formats are **not supported**).
.. warning:: If a *LINK_GOTO* indirect destination specifies an undefined name, this link can later on not be found / read again with MuPDF / PyMuPDF. Other readers however **will** detect it, but flag it as erroneous.
Indirect *LINK_GOTOR* destinations can in general of course not be checked for validity and are therefore **always accepted**.
**Example: How to insert a link pointing to another page in the same document**
1. Determine the rectangle on the current page, where the link should be placed. This may be the bbox of an image or some text.
2. Determine the target page number ("pno", 0-based) and a :ref:`Point` on it, where the link should be directed to.
3. Create a dictionary ``d = {"kind": fitz.LINK_GOTO, "page": pno, "from": bbox, "to": point}``.
4. Execute ``page.insert_link(d)``.
Homologous Methods of :ref:`Document` and :ref:`Page`
--------------------------------------------------------
This is an overview of homologous methods on the :ref:`Document` and on the :ref:`Page` level.
====================================== =====================================
**Document Level** **Page Level**
====================================== =====================================
*Document.get_page_fonts(pno)* :meth:`Page.get_fonts`
*Document.get_page_images(pno)* :meth:`Page.get_images`
*Document.get_page_pixmap(pno, ...)* :meth:`Page.get_pixmap`
*Document.get_page_text(pno, ...)* :meth:`Page.get_text`
*Document.search_page_for(pno, ...)* :meth:`Page.search_for`
====================================== =====================================
The page number "pno" is a 0-based integer ``-∞ < pno < page_count``.
.. note::
Most document methods (left column) exist for convenience reasons, and are just wrappers for: *Document[pno].<page method>*. So they **load and discard the page** on each execution.
However, the first two methods work differently. They only need a page's object definition statement - the page itself will **not** be loaded. So e.g. :meth:`Page.get_fonts` is a wrapper the other way round and defined as follows: *page.get_fonts == page.parent.get_page_fonts(page.number)*.
.. rubric:: Footnotes
.. [#f1] If your existing code already uses the installed base name as a font reference (as it was supported by PyMuPDF versions earlier than 1.14), this will continue to work.
.. [#f2] Not all PDF reader software (including internet browsers and office software) display all of these fonts. And if they do, the difference between the **serifed** and the **non-serifed** version may hardly be noticable. But serifed and non-serifed versions lead to different installed base fonts, thus providing an option to be displayable with your specific PDF viewer.
.. [#f3] Not all PDF readers display these fonts at all. Some others do, but use a wrong character spacing, etc.
.. [#f4] You are generally free to choose any of the :ref:`mupdficons` you consider adequate.
.. [#f5] The previous algorithm caused images to be **shrunk** to this intersection. Now the image can be anywhere on :attr:`Page.mediabox`, potentially being invisible or only partially visible if the cropbox (representing the visible page part) is smaller.
.. [#f6] If you need to also see annotations or fields in the target page, you can try and convert the source PDF to another PDF using :meth:`Document.convert_to_pdf`. The underlying MuPDF function of that method will convert these objects to normal page content. Then use :meth:`Page.show_pdf_page` with the converted PDF page.
.. [#f7] In PDF, an area enclosed by some lines or curves can have a property called "orientation". This is significant for switching on or off the fill color of that area when there exist multiple area overlaps - see discussion in method :meth:`Shape.finish` using the "non-zero winding number" rule. While orientation of curves, quads, triangles and other shapes enclosed by lines always was detectable, this has been impossible for "re" (rectangle) items in the past. Adding the orientation parameter now delivers the missing information.
.. [#f8] Hyphenation detection simply means that if the last character of a line is "-", it will be assumed to be a continuation character. That character will not be found by text searching with its default flag setting. Please take note, that a MuPDF *line* may not always be what you expect: words separated by overly large gaps (e.g. caused by text justification) may constitute seperate MuPDF lines. If then any of these words ends with a hyphen, it will only be found by text searching if hyphenation is switched off.
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