'Edit text in PDF with python
I have a pdf file and I need to edit some text/values in the pdf. For example, in the pdfs that I have "BIRTHDAY DD/MM/YYYY" is always "N/A". I want to change it to whatever value I desire and then save it as a new document. Overwriting existing document is also alright.
I have previously done this so far:
from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader, PdfFileWriter
reader = PdfFileReader("abc.pdf")
page = reader.getPage(0)
writer = PdfFileWriter()
writer.addPage(reader.getPage(0))
pdf_doc = writer.updatePageFormFieldValues(
reader.getPage(0), {"BIRTHDAY DD/MM/YYYY": "123"}
)
with open("new_abc1.pdf", "wb") as fh:
writer.write(fh)
But this updatePageFormFieldValues() doesn't change the desired value, maybe because this is not a form field?
screenshot of pdf showing the value to be changed
Any clues?
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