textract — Easy Examples

Extract text from any document format (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, etc.)

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Getting started with textract

Installation and basic usage of textract.

python
# Install: pip install textract
import textract

# Basic textract usage
print(f"Using textract")
# See documentation for detailed examples
Expected Output
# Expected output shown below
# (Run locally with: textract)

textract is a third-party package. Extract text from any document format (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, etc.). Install with: pip install textract

Common textract operations

Frequently used features of textract.

python
# Install: pip install textract
import textract

# Common textract patterns
print(f"textract version: {textract.__version__}")

These are the most commonly used features of textract in everyday development.

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