tabula-py is a simple Python wrapper of tabula-java, which can read table of PDF. You can read tables from PDF and convert into pandas's DataFrame. tabula-py also enables you to convert a PDF file into CSV/TSV/JSON file.

You can see the example notebook and try it on Google Colab, or we highly recommend to read our document especially for FAQ.

• Java 8+
• Python 3.5+

I confirmed working on macOS and Ubuntu. But some people confirm it works on Windows 10. See also the document for the detailed installation for Windows 10.

• Documentation
  • FAQ would be helpful if you have issue
• Example notebook on Google Colaboratory

Ensure you have Java runtime and set PATH for it.

pip install tabula-py

tabula-py enables you to extract table from PDF into DataFrame and JSON. It also can extract tables from PDF and save file as CSV, TSV or JSON.

import tabula

# Read pdf into list of DataFrame
df = tabula.read_pdf("test.pdf", pages='all')

# Read remote pdf into list of DataFrame
df2 = tabula.read_pdf("https://github.com/tabulapdf/tabula-java/raw/master/src/test/resources/technology/tabula/arabic.pdf")

# convert PDF into CSV file
tabula.convert_into("test.pdf", "output.csv", output_format="csv", pages='all')

# convert all PDFs in a directory
tabula.convert_into_by_batch("input_directory", output_format='csv', pages='all')

See example notebook for more detail. I also recommend to read the tutorial article written by @aegis4048.

Interested in helping out? I'd love to have your help!

You can help by:

• Reporting a bug.
• Adding or editing documentation.
• Contributing code via a Pull Request. See also for the contribution
• Write a blog post or spreading the word about tabula-py to people who might be able to benefit from using it.

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