PDF library?

[Duncan Booth]

Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in 
news:7xzn96drse.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com:

> Simon Burton <simonb at NOTTHISBIT.webone.com.au> writes:
>> http://www.reportlab.org/
>> 
>> handles pdf files.
> 
> Reportlab generates reports in pdf format, but I want to do the
> opposite, namely read in pdf files that have already been generated by
> a different program, and crunch on them.  Any more ideas?  Thanks.

Reportlab does that as well, but you either have to pay them money or live 
with a Reportlab watermark added to each page you process. So, if you are 
doing this for fun it may not be a useful answer, but if its commercial you 
can investigate it for free and pay later to remove the watermark.