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pypdfium2_load_pdf_render_page_to_pil_image.py

python

Load a PDF document, access a page, and render it to a PIL image.

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pypdfium2_load_pdf_render_page_to_pil_image.py
1import pypdfium2 as pdfium
2
3# Load a document
4pdf = pdfium.PdfDocument("example.pdf")
5
6# Get a page (0-indexed)
7page = pdf[0]
8
9# Render the page to a PIL image
10bitmap = page.render(
11    scale=1,    # 72dpi * 1 = 72dpi
12    rotation=0, # no rotation
13)
14image = bitmap.to_pil()
15
16# Save or show the image
17image.save("out.png")
18image.show()
19
20# Explicitly close the document (optional, but recommended for large scale use)
21pdf.close()