Extracting PDF text using Apache Tika
One of the most difficult file types for parsing and extracting data is PDF. Some PDFs are not even possible to parse because they are password-protected, while some others contain scanned texts and images. This dynamic file type, therefore, sometimes becomes the worst nightmare for data scientists. This recipe demonstrates how to extract text from PDF files using Apache Tika, given that the file is not encrypted or password-protected and contains text that is not scanned.
Getting ready
In order to perform this recipe we will require the following:
- Download Apache Tika 1.10 JAR file from http://archive.apache.org/dist/tika/tika-app-1.10.jar, and include it in your Eclipse project as an external Java library. ...
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