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how to convert pdf to word using python

# credit to Stack Overflow user in the source link
# requires LibreOffice installed

import os
import subprocess

for top, dirs, files in os.walk('/my/pdf/folder'):
    for filename in files:
        if filename.endswith('.pdf'):
            abspath = os.path.join(top, filename)
            subprocess.call('lowriter --invisible --convert-to doc "{}"' # bash/shell syntax
                            .format(abspath), shell=True)

convert pdf to word doc in python

pip install aspose-words

pdf to word py

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from pdf2docx import Converter
import os

# # # dir_path for input reading and output files & a for loop # # #

path_input = '/pdftodocx/input/'
path_output = '/pdftodocx/output/'

for file in os.listdir(path_input):
    cv = Converter(path_input+file)
    cv.convert(path_output+file+'.docx', start=0, end=None)
    cv.close()
    print(file)