Oh, I forgot to mention that I am using Python 3.4. Thanks again for your help pointing me in the right direction.
~Chris On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Python Beginner < pythonbeginner...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for the best way to scrape the following PDF's: > > (1) > http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/mcs-2015-gold.pdf > (table on page 1) > > (2) > http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/myb1-2013-gold.pdf > (table 1) > > I have done a lot of research and have read that pdftables 0.0.4 is an > excellent way to scrape tabular data from PDF'S (see > https://blog.scraperwiki.com/2013/07/pdftables-a-python-library-for-getting-tables-out-of-pdf-files/ > ). > > I downloaded pdftables 0.0.4 (see https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pdftables). > > I am new to Python and having trouble finding good documentation for how > to use this library. > > Has anybody used pdftables before that could help me get started or point > me to the ideal library for scrapping the PDF links above? I have read that > different PDF libraries are used depending on the format of the PDF. What > library would be best for the PDF formats above? Knowing this will help me > get started, then I can write up some code and ask further questions if > needed. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > ~Chris > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
