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GroupDocs.Annotation can serialize a document’s annotations to a standalone XML file and load them back into any document. This is useful for transferring a review between copies of a document, storing annotations separately from the source file, or applying the same set of annotations to multiple documents.
export_annotations_to_xml_file(output_path)— write the open document’s annotations to an XML file.import_annotations_from_xml_file(file_path)— read annotations from an XML file into the open document.
Open an annotated document and write its annotations to an XML file.
from groupdocs.annotation import Annotator
def export_annotations_to_xml():
with Annotator("./annotated.pdf") as annotator:
annotator.export_annotations_to_xml_file(output_path="./exported_annotations.xml")
print("Exported annotations to ./exported_annotations.xml.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
export_annotations_to_xml()
Load annotations from an XML file into a document, then save the result.
from groupdocs.annotation import Annotator
def import_annotations_from_xml():
with Annotator("./sample.pdf") as annotator:
annotator.import_annotations_from_xml_file(file_path="./annotations.xml")
annotator.save("./output.pdf")
print("Imported annotations from ./annotations.xml. Output saved to ./output.pdf.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
import_annotations_from_xml()
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