CkPython Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Code Blocks and Code Spans in PDF to Markdown

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Demonstrates how monospaced text is converted by the "markdown" operation: a monospaced block becomes a fenced code block and a monospaced run inside a sentence becomes a code span. Set "code" to false to treat it as ordinary text. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

#  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
#  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

#  The PDF used in this example is available at code_block.pdf

pdf = chilkat.CkPdf()
success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/code_block.pdf")
if (success == False):
    print(pdf.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonOut = chilkat.CkJsonObject()

success = pdf.ExtractText("markdown",json,jsonOut)
if (success == False):
    print(pdf.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("---- default (code: true) ----")
print(jsonOut.stringOf("markdown"))

json.UpdateBool("code",False)
success = pdf.ExtractText("markdown",json,jsonOut)
if (success == False):
    print(pdf.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("---- code: false ----")
print(jsonOut.stringOf("markdown"))

#  Sample output:

#  ---- default (code: true) ----
#  <!-- page 1 -->
#  
#  # Extracting Text
#  
#  Load the PDF and call `ExtractText` with the operation and an options object. The result is returned as JSON:
#  
#  ```
#  new Pdf pdf;
#  success = pdf.LoadFile("report.pdf");
#  new JsonObject json;
#  new JsonObject jsonOut;
#  success = pdf.ExtractText("text",json,jsonOut);
#  println jsonOut.StringOf("text");
#  ```
#  
#  An empty options object extracts every page with the default clean-up. Set `pages` to limit the extraction.
#  ---- code: false ----
#  <!-- page 1 -->
#  
#  # Extracting Text
#  
#  Load the PDF and call ExtractText with the operation and an options object. The result is returned as JSON:
#  
#  new Pdf pdf; success = pdf.LoadFile("report.pdf"); new JsonObject json; new JsonObject jsonOut; success = pdf.ExtractText("text",json,jsonOut); println jsonOut.StringOf("text");
#  
#  An empty options object extracts every page with the default clean-up. Set pages to limit the extraction.