README.md

pdfMetadata

pdfMetadata is a python script that gets and displays metadata from PDF files.

pdfMetadata can extract data from one PDF file or for all PDF files in a directory (scans recursively).

REQUIREMENTS

• Python3
• PyPDF2
• colorama

INSTALLATION

Create a virtual environment (or venv)

python3 -m venv pmvenv

You only have to do this the first time

Activate the venv

• Linux/macOS

source pmvenv/bin/activate

• Windows

pmvenv\Scripts\activate

You have to activate the venv every time you want to use it

Install the requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

You only have to do this the first time

USAGE

python3 pdfmetadata options

usage: pdfMetadata [-h] [-t [log_file.txt]] [-c [log_file.csv]] [-a] ARGUMENTS [ARGUMENTS ...]

Scan pdf files looking for their metadata.

positional arguments:
  ARGUMENTS             file[s] or path[s] to scan pdf files

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t [log_file.txt], --txt [log_file.txt]
                        Saves the output into a plain text file.
  -c [log_file.csv], --csv [log_file.csv]
                        Saves the output into a csv file.
  -a, --show-all        Shows scanned non-PDF files.

Troubleshooting

In case of any problem create an issue

Discussions

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Support

If you find this application useful you can star this repo.