def critical_info():
'''Gathers and returns the nessecary information to start the task'''
path = os.getcwd()
input_path = os.path.join(path, 'practice_files/The Emperor.pdf')
in_pdf = pfr(file(input_path, 'rb'))
out_pdf = pfw()
return path, in_pdf, out_pdf
def get_pdf_info(fn):
fp = pfr(open(fn, 'rb'))
file_info = fp.getDocumentInfo()
clean_info = {}
for di in file_info:
try:
clean_info[ di[1:] ] = file_info[di]
print "[Info for %s]" % (fn)
print clean_info
except UnicodeEncodeError as e:
## http://docs.python.org/2/library/exceptions.html#exception-hierarchy
print "[Error] busted -> %s \n %s" % (fn, e)
raise
# returns a dictionary with several key:value pairs.
return clean_info
def get_watermark(path):
'''Fetches the watermark, as a PDF.'''
watermark_path = os.path.join(path, 'practice_files/top secret.pdf')
watermark = pfr(file(watermark_path, 'rb'))
return watermark
