Deleting PDF Pages programmatically Python

You can delete pages from a PDF file using Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET. To delete a particular page from the PageCollection collection.

Delete Page from PDF File

Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET deletes page 2 from the input PDF and saves the updated document to a new file. This feature is helpful for removing unwanted or sensitive pages without altering the rest of the document.

1. Load the input PDF.
2. Delete page.
3. Call the document.save() method to save the updated PDF file.

The following code snippet shows how to delete a particular page from the PDF file using Python.

import os
import aspose.pdf as ap

# Global configuration
DATA_DIR = "your path here"

def delete_page(input_file_name, output_file_name):
    """
    Delete a single page from a PDF document.

    Demonstrates how to remove a specific page from a PDF document using
    the Aspose.PDF library. This function deletes page 2 from the input
    document and saves the result to a new file.

    Args:
        input_file_name (str): Path to the input PDF file from which to delete a page.
        output_file_name (str): Path where the modified PDF will be saved.

    Returns:
        None: The function modifies the PDF and saves it to the output path.

    Note:
        - Deletes page 2 (1-based indexing) from the document
        - Page numbering is 1-based (page 2 is the second page)
        - The original document is not modified; a new file is created
        - If the document has fewer than 2 pages, this may raise an error

    Example:
        >>> delete_page("input.pdf", "output.pdf")
        # Removes page 2 from input.pdf and saves result as output.pdf
    """
    document = ap.Document(input_file_name)
    document.pages.delete(2)
    document.save(output_file_name)

Delete Multiple Pages from a PDF Document

Deleting multiple pages allows you to remove a set of specified pages in a single operation, which is more efficient than deleting pages one by one. The resulting PDF is saved to a new file, preserving the original document.

1. Load the input PDF.
2. Delete the pages listed in the pages array.
3. Save the updated document to a new file.

import os
import aspose.pdf as ap

# Global configuration
DATA_DIR = "your path here"

def delete_bunch_pages(input_file_name, output_file_name):
    """
    Delete multiple pages from a PDF document in a single operation.

    Demonstrates bulk page deletion by removing multiple specified pages
    from a PDF document. This is more efficient than deleting pages
    one by one when removing multiple pages.

    Args:
        input_file_name (str): Path to the input PDF file from which to delete pages.
        output_file_name (str): Path where the modified PDF will be saved.

    Returns:
        None: The function modifies the PDF and saves it to the output path.

    Note:
        - Deletes pages 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 in this example
        - Page numbers are 1-based (page 2 is the second page)
        - Pages are deleted in the order specified in the list
        - The original document is not modified; a new file is created
        - Ensure the document has enough pages to avoid errors
        - Page numbers should be adjusted if the source document has fewer pages

    Example:
        >>> delete_bunch_pages("input.pdf", "output.pdf")
        # Removes pages 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 from input.pdf
    """
    document = ap.Document(input_file_name)
    # Example: Deleting pages 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9; modify this list as needed for your use case.
    pages = [2,3,4,6,7,9]
    document.pages.delete(pages)
    document.save(output_file_name)