tabula-py is a simple Python wrapper of tabula-java, which can read tables in a PDF.
You can read tables from a PDF and convert them into a pandas DataFrame. tabula-py also enables you to convert a PDF file into a CSV, a TSV or a JSON file.
You can see the example notebook and try it on Google Colab, or we highly recommend reading our documentation, especially the FAQ section.
I confirmed working on macOS and Ubuntu. But some people confirm it works on Windows 10. See also the documentation for the detailed installation for Windows 10.
Ensure you have a Java runtime and set the PATH for it.
pip install tabula-py
If you want to leverage faster execution with jpype, install with jpype extra.
pip install tabula-py[jpype]
tabula-py enables you to extract tables from a PDF into a DataFrame, or a JSON. It can also extract tables from a PDF and save the file as a CSV, a TSV, or a JSON.
import tabula
# Read pdf into list of DataFrame
dfs = tabula.read_pdf("test.pdf", pages='all')
# Read remote pdf into list of DataFrame
dfs2 = tabula.read_pdf("https://github.com/tabulapdf/tabula-java/raw/master/src/test/resources/technology/tabula/arabic.pdf")
# convert PDF into CSV file
tabula.convert_into("test.pdf", "output.csv", output_format="csv", pages='all')
# convert all PDFs in a directory
tabula.convert_into_by_batch("input_directory", output_format='csv', pages='all')
See an example notebook for more details. I also recommend reading the tutorial article written by @aegis4048, and another tutorial written by @tdpetrou.
Interested in helping out? I'd love to have your help!
You can help by:
tabula-py to people who might be able to benefit from using it.You can also support our continued work on tabula-py with a donation on GitHub Sponsors or Patreon.
FAQs
Simple wrapper for tabula-java, read tables from PDF into DataFrame
We found that tabula-py demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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