PDFtoTXTdir

Using PYPDF2 to Convert all PDFs in input directory while preserving the input directory tree structure in the output directory.

Usage

If using executable:

PDFtoTXT.exe [OPTIONS] [INPUT_DIRECTORY] [OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]

If using the script:

python3 pdf2txt.py [OPTIONS] [INPUT_DIRECTORY] [OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]

Options

• -i, --input INPUT_DIRECTORY

  • Specify the input directory containing PDF files.
  • If not provided, the first positional argument will be used as the input directory.

• -o, --output OUTPUT_DIRECTORY

  • Specify the output directory for TXT files.
  • If not provided, the second positional argument will be used as the output directory.

• -g, --gui

  • Use GUI mode for directory selection.
  • If no directories are provided, the script will default to GUI mode.

Examples

1. Using named arguments:

   PDFtoTXT.exe -i "C:\Input PDFs" -o "D:\Output"
   PDFtoTXT.exe --input "C:\Input PDFs" --output "D:\Output"
   

2. Using positional arguments:

   PDFtoTXT.exe "C:\Input PDFs" "D:\Output"
   

3. Mixed style:

   PDFtoTXT.exe "C:\Input PDFs" -o "D:\Output"
   

4. Using GUI mode:

   PDFtoTXT.exe
   PDFtoTXT.exe --gui
   

Detailed Description

• Positional Arguments:

  • INPUT_DIRECTORY: The directory containing PDF files to be converted. If not provided as a named argument (-i or --input), it should be the first positional argument.
  • OUTPUT_DIRECTORY: The directory where the converted TXT files will be saved. If not provided as a named argument (-o or --output), it should be the second positional argument.

• Named Arguments:

  • -i, --input: Use this option to specify the input directory explicitly.
  • -o, --output: Use this option to specify the output directory explicitly.
  • -g, --gui: Use this option to enable GUI mode for directory selection.

Notes

• If both positional and named arguments are provided, the named arguments will take precedence.
• If no arguments are provided, the script will default to GUI mode for directory selection.
• If all arguments are provided, -g, path selecter form will launch and -i and -o inputs will be ignored.