import os
from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader, PdfFileWriter, PdfFileMerger
def pdf_splitter(path):
fname = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))[0]
pdf = PdfFileReader(path)
input_paths = []
for page in range(pdf.getNumPages()):
pdf_writer = PdfFileWriter()
pdf_writer.addPage(pdf.getPage(page))
output_filename = '{}_page_{}.pdf'.format(fname, page+1)
input_paths.append(output_filename)
with open(output_filename, 'wb') as out:
pdf_writer.write(out)
print('Created: {}'.format(output_filename))
# every 2 pages!
# Change the two if you need every other number of pages!
if page % 2 == 1:
pdf_merger = PdfFileMerger() #create pdfilemerger
for path in input_paths:
pdf_merger.append(path) #read the single pages
# we call it pages_N-1_N, so first would be pages_0_1!
output_path = '{}_pages_{}_{}.pdf'.format(fname, page-1, page)
with open(output_path, 'wb') as fileobj:
pdf_merger.write(fileobj) # write the two pages pdf!
input_paths = []
if __name__ == '__main__':
path = 'D:TasksSamplesfw9.pdf'
pdf_splitter(path)