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# pdfsearch #
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**pdfsearch** finds text strings inside a pdf.
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## Installation ##
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```sh
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pip install PyPDF2
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pip install tqdm
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```
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Then
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```sh
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git clone http://git.wrl.unsw.edu.au:3000/danh/pdfsearch.git
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cd pdfsearch
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python setup.py install
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```
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Or put a copy of `pdfsearch.py` in your working directory.
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## Usage ##
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```python
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>>> from pdfsearch import search_pdf
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>>> pdf_name = 'animal-farm.pdf'
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>>> search_patterns = ['horse', 'pig']
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>>> context_length = 2
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>>> results = search_pdf(pdf_name, search_patterns, context_length)
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>>> pd.DataFrame(results)
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document page pattern word context
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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animal-farm.pdf 1 horse cart-horses, The two cart-horses, Boxer
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animal-farm.pdf 1 horse horses two ordinary horses put together.
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animal-farm.pdf 1 horse horses the horses came
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animal-farm.pdf 1 pig pig, a majestic-looking pig, with a
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animal-farm.pdf 1 pig pigs, the pigs, who
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animal-farm.pdf 1 pig pigeons window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up
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animal-farm.pdf 1 pig pigs the pigs and began
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animal-farm.pdf 2 horse horses The two horses had just
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```
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Search patterns should be lowercase, unless case-sensitivity is important. For example:
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`'ph'` will match:
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- `'photograph'`
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- `'PHANTOM'`
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- `'pH'`
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`'pH'` will match:
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- `'pH'`
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