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    13. Extract text in Accurate mode

    Extract text in Accurate mode

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    GroupDocs.Parser provides the functionality to extract text from documents with the highest quality.

    The Accurate mode is the default text extraction mode, providing the best possible text quality from documents.

    You can extract text from the entire document or from individual pages.

    Prerequisites

    Before you begin, ensure you have:

    • GroupDocs.Parser for Python via .NET installed
    • A valid license or trial
    • Sample documents for testing

    Extract text from document

    To extract text from the entire document in Accurate mode, use the get_text() method:

    from groupdocs.parser import Parser

# Create an instance of Parser class
with Parser("./sample.pdf") as parser:
    # Extract text from the document
    text_reader = parser.get_text()
    
    # Check if text extraction is supported
    if text_reader is None:
        print("Text extraction isn't supported")
    else:
        # Print the extracted text
        print(text_reader)

    The following sample file is used in this example: sample.pdf

    Expected behavior: The method returns a TextReader object containing the entire document text, or None if text extraction is not supported for the document format.

    Extract text from document page

    To extract text from a specific page:

    from groupdocs.parser import Parser

# Create an instance of Parser class
with Parser("./sample.pdf") as parser:
    # Check if text extraction is supported
    if not parser.features.text:
        print("Document doesn't support text extraction")
        return
    
    # Get document info
    info = parser.get_document_info()
    
    # Check if document has pages
    if info.page_count == 0:
        print("Document has no pages")
        return
    
    # Iterate over pages
    for page_index in range(info.page_count):
        # Print page number
        print(f"
Page {page_index + 1}/{info.page_count}")
        
        # Extract text from the page
        text_reader = parser.get_text(page_index)
        
        # Print the page text
        if text_reader is not None:
            print(text_reader)

    The following sample file is used in this example: sample.pdf

    Expected behavior: The method extracts text from each page individually, allowing you to process documents page by page.

    Extract text with error handling

    Here’s a robust example with error handling:

    from groupdocs.parser import Parser

def extract_text_safely(file_path):
    try:
        with Parser(file_path) as parser:
            # Check feature support
            if not parser.features.text:
                print(f"Text extraction not supported for {file_path}")
                return None
            
            # Extract text
            text_reader = parser.get_text()
            if text_reader is not None:
                return text_reader
            
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error extracting text: {e}")
        return None

# Usage
text = extract_text_safely("sample.docx")
if text:
    print(f"Extracted {len(text)} characters")

    The following sample file is used in this example: sample.docx

    Notes

    • Accurate mode is the default and provides the best text quality
    • The get_text() method returns None if text extraction is not supported
    • Use parser.features.text to check if text extraction is available before calling get_text()
    • For better performance with large documents, consider extracting text page by page

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