extract x y coordinates from image in pdf python
import sys
import pyPdf
def extract(in_file, coords, out_file):
with open(in_file, 'rb') as infp:
reader = pyPdf.PdfFileReader(infp)
page = reader.getPage(0)
writer = pyPdf.PdfFileWriter()
page.mediaBox.lowerLeft = coords[:2]
page.mediaBox.upperRight = coords[2:]
# you could do the same for page.trimBox and page.cropBox
writer.addPage(page)
with open(out_file, 'wb') as outfp:
writer.write(outfp)
if __name__ == '__main__':
in_file = sys.argv[1]
coords = [int(i) for i in sys.argv[2:6]]
out_file = sys.argv[6]
extract(in_file, coords, out_file)