edit-pdf

edit-pdf is a simple Python program for making global edits in a PDF file by globally replacing text strings to a given substitition string. Rather than modifying the original PDF file it will create a new file with the replaced text.

One or more PDF files can be processed in batch by placing them in a given folder and specifying the folder to process.

Applications:

Hide parts of an account number of a bank statement by substituting asterisks (*) before sending to third parties.
Fix incorrect addresses or other information.
Redact sensitive information from a document by replacing with asterisks (*).

Install

Install Python 3 if not already installed:
```
https://www.python.org/downloads/
```

Clone the edit-pdf repository:

git clone https://github.com/turnkey-commerce/edit-pdf.git

In the edit-pdf directory create a virtual environment:
```
python -m venv env
```
Activate the env by running the appropriate script in the Scripts folder:
```
.\env\Scripts\activate.bat
```
Install the requirements:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Usage

Edit the substitutions.csv file to have a comma-delimted list of the strings to be substituted in the first column and the substition string the second column, e.g.
```
6364625, *******
Girard, Girardo
```
Run the program with an argument to specify the folder containing the PDFs to process:
```
python edit-pdf.py folder
```
The program will output a new version of each of the files to a subfolder called "edited". The edited files will also have ".edited" string added to the filename in front of the pdf extension, e.g. "filename.edited.pdf"

License

MIT

See LICENSE file for more information.