pdfsplit.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import argparse
from pdftools import pdf_split
from pdftools.parseutil import parentparser


def process_arguments(args):
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        parents=[parentparser],
        description="Split a PDF file in multiple documents."
    )
    #input
    parser.add_argument('input',
                        type=str,
                        default=None,
                        help='input file that shall be splitted')
    #output
    parser.add_argument('-o',
                        '--output',
                        type=str,
                        default=None,
                        help='filename of the output files')
    #stepsize
    parser.add_argument('-s',
                        '--stepsize',
                        dest='stepsize',
                        type=int,
                        default=1,
                        help='defines how many pages are packed in each output '
                             ' file')
    #sequence
    parser.add_argument('-q',
                        '--sequence',
                        dest='sequence',
                        nargs='+',
                        help='sequence of numbers describing how many pages to '
                             'put in each outputfile')

    return parser.parse_args(args)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    args = process_arguments(sys.argv[1:])
    pdf_split(args.input, args.output, args.stepsize, args.sequence)