{
  "id": 18874330,
  "title": "How to Convert PDF to Word using Python and PyMuPDF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/python-pymupdf-pdf-word",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-08T06:13:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/bestaitools-hi/python-aur-pymupdf-se-pdf-ko-word-men-kaise-bdlen-1156"
  },
  "original_language": "hi",
  "account": "A programmer has recreated the PDF to Word conversion process of the osFoundry desktop app's PDF Editor in about 50 lines of Python code using PyMuPDF and python-docx. The code analyses the layout of a PDF page, grouping glyphs into lines and determining which lines belong together. The test page, a one-page document with a company name, title, introduction lines, and a table, was used to compare the results of the Python code with the app's conversion. The PDF page consists of 327 glyphs, including 277 non-space characters, and is divided into 16 lines.",
  "summary": "This report provides a step-by-step guide on how to convert PDF files to Word format using Python, PyMuPDF, and python-docx libraries. The process involves analyzing the layout of the PDF, extracting text from each glyph, and then formatting the extracted text into a .docx file using python-docx. The report includes example code to demonstrate the process and provides details on how the text is structured within the PDF, including elements like headings, paragraphs, tables, and footers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}