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Comprehensive PDF processing with text extraction, merging, splitting, form filling, and OCR capabilities. This guide covers essential PDF processing operations using Python libraries and command-line tools. For advanced features, JavaScript libraries, and detailed examples, see REFERENCE.md. If you need to fill out a PDF form, read FORMS.md and follow its instructions. IMPORTANT : Never use Unicode subscript/superscript characters (₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈₉, ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹) in ReportLab PDFs. The built-in fonts do not include these glyphs, causing them to render as solid black boxes. Instead, use ReportLab's XML markup tags in Paragraph objects: For canvas-drawn text (not Paragraph objects), manually adjust font the size and position rather than using Unicode subscripts/superscripts. - Supports core operations: merge/split PDFs, extract text and tables, rotate pages, add watermarks, encrypt/decrypt, and extract images - Includes Python libraries (pypdf, pdfplumber, reportlab) and command-line tools (qpdf, pdftotext, pdftk) with ready-to-use code examples - Handles scanned PDFs via OCR using pytesseract and pdf2image for searchable text extraction - Dedicated form-filling workflow documented in FORMS.md; advanced features and JavaScript alternatives covered in REFERENCE.md - For advanced pypdfium2 usage, see REFERENCE.md - For JavaScript libraries (pdf-lib), see REFERENCE.md - If you need to...