ANN: Python Decrypt PDF script -- builds on pdftools

[David Boddie]

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> I wanted to extract the meta-data from an encrypted/protected PDF file
> and could not find any Python scripts to do this. So, I decided to
> write something myself, the result follows.
> 
> This demonstration utility requires the `pdftools` files from
> <http://www.boddie.org.uk/david/Projects/Python/pdftools/> but the
> decryption functions themselves should be usable with other Python PDF
> libraries.

I'm glad that someone found the tools useful. :-)
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any protected PDF files to test your script
out on. Can you provide some URLs?

> Documentation is marginal and all I can say is that worked on the
> three PDF files I tested it on... :-)

Do you want to supply a patch for pdftools to allow these sorts of files
to be supported transparently?

David