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111 lines
2.7 KiB
Python
111 lines
2.7 KiB
Python
"""Remove security features from pdfs.
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This script removes security features of pdfs inside a specified folder,
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including restrictions on:
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- copying text and images
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- printing the document
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usage: pdf_unlock.py [-h] [-r] [-o] folder
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positional arguments:
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folder name of input folder
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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-r, --recursive search for files recursively
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-o, --overwrite overwrite original files
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Examples:
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Search for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder', then create new unlocked versions
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of the pdfs with the the suffix '-unlocked.pdf'.
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> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder
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Search for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder', then unlock the pdfs and overwrite
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the original versions.
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> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder -o
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Search recursively for pdfs inside 'pdf_folder' and all subfolders,
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then unlock the pdfs and overwrite the original versions.
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> python pdf_unlock.py pdf_folder -o -r
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"""
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__author__ = "D. Howe"
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__version__ = "0.1.0"
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__email__ = "d.howe@wrl.unsw.edu.au"
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import os
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import sys
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import glob
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import argparse
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import subprocess
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import shutil
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def pdf_unlock(pdf_file, overwrite=False):
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# Create suffix for unlocked pdfs
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suffix = '-unlocked'
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# Strip file extension
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input_name = os.path.splitext(pdf_file)[0]
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output_name = input_name + suffix
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# Skip file if it has already been processed
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if input_name.endswith(suffix):
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return
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# save as temporary file
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cmd_str = ('gs '
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'-dSAFER '
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'-dNOPAUSE '
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'-dQUIET '
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'-dBATCH '
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'-sPDFPassword= '
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'-sDEVICE=pdfwrite '
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'-sOutputFile="{}.pdf" '
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'"{}.pdf"').format(output_name, input_name)
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with subprocess.Popen(
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cmd_str, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, bufsize=1,
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universal_newlines=True) as p:
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for line in p.stdout:
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print(line, end='')
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# Overwrite original file
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if overwrite:
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shutil.move(output_name + '.pdf', input_name + '.pdf')
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def main():
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parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
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parser.add_argument('folder', help='name of input folder', default=None)
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parser.add_argument(
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'-r',
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'--recursive',
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help='search for files recursively',
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action='store_true')
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parser.add_argument(
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'-o',
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'--overwrite',
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help='overwrite original files',
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action='store_true')
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args = parser.parse_args()
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# Get pdf files
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if args.recursive:
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glob_str = args.folder + '/**/*.pdf'
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else:
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glob_str = args.folder + '/*.pdf'
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pdf_files = glob.glob(glob_str, recursive=args.recursive)
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for pdf_file in pdf_files:
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pdf_unlock(pdf_file, overwrite=args.overwrite)
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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main()
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