pdf-page-count

Counts all the pages of all the PDFs in a directory. A very specific tool for a very specific task which burdened my partner.

Usage

$ python pdf_page_counter.py --help
Usage: pdf_page_counter.py [OPTIONS] [DIR_PATH]

  Count all the PDFs in the directory DIR_PATH.

Options:
  -r, --recursive  recursive search: count all pdfs in DIR_PATH and all its
                   subdirectories
  -t, --table      print a table to terminal using rich library
  --help           Show this message and exit.

On Windows

Recommend using Windows Terminal to interact with the script

Powershell

• .\pdf_page_counter.exe

Command Prompt

• pdf_page_counter.exe

With Python installation

• create conda environment with conda env create -f environment.yml
• python pdf_page_counter.py

Log File

• view pdf_page_counter.log in text editor for more detailed info. PDF read errors will be populated there.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the rich library for their excellent terminal printing functionality.