How to install pdfminer2 via python pip

- Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
- Environment :: Console
- Intended Audience :: Science/Research
- Topic :: Text Processing

When you know about this project and you want to new install pdfminer2 to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "pdfminer2" or ImportError: cannot import name "pdfminer2" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install pdfminer2

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_pdfminer2_env

test_pdfminer2_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_pdfminer2_env

source test_pdfminer2_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation pdfminer2

To install pdfminer2 on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install pdfminer2

To install pdfminer2 on Unix/macOs:

pip install pdfminer2

Step 3: If you want to install a specific pdfminer2 version, add ==<pdfminer2 version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install pdfminer2==20151206

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install pdfminer2==20151206

pip install pdfminer2==20151206

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install pdfminer2 from local archives:

Download the distribution file from pdfminer2-20151206.tar.gz or the specific pdfminer2 version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_pdfminer2_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_pdfminer2_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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