PDF tables are not true data structures. Using PyMuPDF’s get_text("words") with geometric clustering yields verified 99% accuracy.
For PDFs > 100 MB, never load entire file into memory. Use fitz.open(stream=fileobj) or PdfReader(BytesIO(data)) . PDF tables are not true data structures
(not print)
Instead of building massive lists in memory, modern Python relies heavily on generators. PDF tables are not true data structures
Decorators allow you to wrap a function or class to modify its behavior without permanently altering its source code. They are the ultimate embodiment of the principle. PDF tables are not true data structures
# Command line (also callable via subprocess) ocrmypdf --output-type pdf --pdfa-image-compression jpeg --deskew --clean input_scanned.pdf output_searchable.pdf

