Anyway to reduce size of pdf using python script.

[Roy Smith]

In article <a672024e-2df2-4c88-b6c9-e37fedbf0756 at googlegroups.com>,
 accessnewbie at gmail.com wrote:

> I have a batch file that exports ArcGIS pdf maps to a directory. I would like 
> to include a step in the script where the pdf file is reduced in size instead 
> of manually opening each file in Acrobat X Pro after the script has run and 
> doing it there.
> 
> Can this be done using python scripting or does the automation stop at 
> exporting the map?
> 
> Thanks

I don't know anything about ArcGIS, but 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6413441/python-pdf-library gives 
pointers to several libraries which look like they might do what you 
want.