# M ## PyM $ \mu $ PDF #### PyMuPDF Documentation Release 1.24.2 Artifex Apr 29, 2024 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) ## ABOUT 1 Features Comparison 3 2 Performance 5 3 License and Copyright Copyright 7 4 Installation 9 5 The Basics 15 6 Tutorial 35 7 PyMuPDF, LLM & RAG 45 8 Resources 49 9 Opening Files 51 10 Text 53 11 Images 73 12 Annotations 89 13 Drawing and Graphics 99 trademarks of Artifex Software Inc. This documentation covers PyMuPDF v1.24.2 features as of 2024-04-17 00:00:01. The major and minor versions of PyMuPDF and MuPDF will always be the same. Only the third qualifier

## PyMuPDF Documentation • Introduction Note on the Name fitz License Covered Version ## • Installation Option 1: Install from Sources Step 1: Download PyMuPDF ■ Step 2: Download and Generate Generate MuPDF ■ Step 3: Build / Setup PyMuPDF Option 2: Install from Binaries ■ Step 1: Download Binary Step 2: Install PyMuPDF ■ MD5 Checksums ■ Targeting Parallel Python Installations ## Using UPX ## General o MuPDF Support PyMuPDF Support • Appendix 4: Assorted Technical Information PDF Base 14 Fonts Adobe PDF Reference 1.7 o Ensuring Consistency of Important Objects in PyMuPDF Design of Method Page

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build/shared-release*/_mupdf.pyd] mupdfcpp64.lib mupdfpyswig.lib win32-vs-upgrade/ [used instead of win32/ if PYMUPDF_SETUP_MUPDF_VS_UPGRADE is '1'.] ### 7.8 Windows-specifics #### 7.8.1 Required predefined

build/shared-release*/_mupdf.pyd] mupdfcpp64.lib mupdfpyswig.lib win32-vs-upgrade/ [used instead of win32/ if PYMUPDF_SETUP_MUPDF_VS_UPGRADE is '1'.] ### 7.8 Windows-specifics #### 7.8.1 Required predefined