Script to automatically paste pdf pages as images to a markdown file

Dependencies:

• Python 3

• pdf2image module

  $ pip install pdf2image
  

• Poppler PDF-Engine

  $ sudo apt-get install poppler-utils

  • Put bin to environment path

    • change /etc/environment file

      PATH="/usr/bin:/some/other/path:/usr/lib/poppler-utils"
      

Parameters:

-i -> path to the pdf file

-o -> output directory where the images and the markdown file will be dumped in

-f -> filename of the markdown file

-n -> namescheme for the images

• Images will be named <namescheme>1.jpg, <namescheme>2.jpg, ...

-r -> image resolution, default 200. Should be set lower if the pdf file is really big in order to avoid an eviction

Run:

$ python3 import.py -i path/to/file.pdf -o path/to/output/ -f example.md -n imagename

Disclaimer:

• All images will be dumped into the images folder inside the output directory
• I was to lazy to do error handling, so make sure all the directories exist
• Every output file will be generated on its own.
• Delete all the images in the images folder before running the script again using the same parameters