PDF 508 Compliance with Python?

2011-12-27 Thread Yanovsky, Boris, VHACIN 
Hello,

 

I am new to Python and I hope my question makes sense. We are trying to
make PDFs 508 Compliant, meaning that the objects within them have to be
tagged. The problem is that we have hundreds, and potentially thousands
of PDFs, since they are automated reports that we create on a regular
basis.

 

Is there a code or feature in Python that can read PDFs and tag the
objects within them for this kind of compliance?

 

Thanks in advance.

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Re: PDF 508 Compliance with Python?

2011-12-27 Thread Terry Reedy 

On 12/27/2011 11:35 AM, Yanovsky, Boris, VHACIN wrote:

Hello,

I am new to Python and I hope my question makes sense. We are trying to
make PDFs 508 Compliant, meaning that the objects within them have to be
tagged. The problem is that we have hundreds, and potentially thousands
of PDFs, since they are automated reports that we create on a regular basis.

Is there a code or feature in Python that can read PDFs and tag the
objects within them for this kind of compliance?


There are 3rd party python packages that can read and write .pdfs.
Google 'Python pdf library' or just go to
http://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=searchterm=pdfsubmit=search
Make sure you check out the one from ReportLab.
I suspect at least one will do what you want.

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