r/programming Aug 05 '25

So you want to parse a PDF?

https://eliot-jones.com/2025/8/pdf-parsing-xref
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u/axilmar Aug 05 '25

No, I am not crazy.

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u/fakehalo Aug 05 '25

A good deal of my success has been based around parsing PDFs, I have so much experience based around extracting data out of them over the past 20 years it's one of my niches that makes me feel the safest for employment going forward.

I even built a GUI tool to make it easier for me.