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Sometimes you just need to remove all metadata properties without applying any filters. The best way to do this is the sanitize method.

This example demonstrates how to remove all detected metadata packages/properties.

1. Load a file to clean
2. Call the sanitize method
3. Check the actual number of removed packages/properties
4. Save the changes

from groupdocs.metadata import Metadata


def clean_metadata():
    # Open the file to clean
    with Metadata("input.pdf") as metadata:
        # sanitize() removes every detected metadata property in one call
        affected = metadata.sanitize()
        print(f"Properties removed: {affected}")
        # Write the cleaned document to a new file
        metadata.save("output.pdf")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    clean_metadata()

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As a result, we get a sanitized version of the original file.

To learn more about library features and get familiar how to manage metadata and more, please refer to the advanced usage section.

You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:

• GroupDocs.Metadata for Python via .NET examples

You are welcome to view and edit metadata of PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, emails, images and more with our free online Free Online Document Metadata Viewing and Editing App.