In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn how to work with a PDF in Python. You’ll see how to extract metadata from preexisting PDFs . You’ll also learn how to merge, split, watermark, and rotate pages in PDFs using Python and PyPDF2.

The Portable Document Format, or PDF, is a file format that can be used to present and exchange documents reliably across operating systems. While the PDF was originally invented by Adobe, it is now an open standard that is maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). You can work with a preexisting PDF in Python by using the **PyPDF2** package.

PyPDF2 is a pure-Python package that you can use for many different types of PDF operations.

By the end of this article, you’ll know how to do the following:

• Extract document information from a PDF in Python
• Rotate pages
• Merge PDFs
• Split PDFs
• Add watermarks
• Encrypt a PDF

Let’s get started!

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