GroupDocs.Comparison for Python via .NET makes it simple to compare PDF documents and identify changes in text, formatting, annotations, and structure. This is particularly useful for reviewing contracts, business agreements, and legal documents where precise difference detection is critical.
With the API, you can:
Compare two or more PDF files
Highlight differences such as insertions, deletions, and formatting updates
Save the comparison results to a new PDF or another supported format
How to compare PDF documents in Python
To compare PDF files, follow these steps:
Create an instance of the Comparer class and load the source PDF file.
Add one or more target PDF files.
Call the compare() method and provide the result file path.
Example: Compare PDF documents
importgroupdocs.comparisonasgcsource_path="source.pdf"target_path="target.pdf"result_path="result.pdf"# Initialize the comparer with the source PDF documentwithgc.Comparer(source_path)ascomparer:# Add the target PDF documentcomparer.add(target_path)# Compare and save the resultscomparer.compare(result_path)
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