Find a block that is neither an image nor text, and get_text() method cannot extract

[1339503169]

when i try to extract text from this file, i find something that i can choose it in WPS but can not be extract by get_text() method

just use page.get_text() and 'BILL OF LADING NO' can not be found

my pymupdf version is 1.18.8

and also i provide a picture that this something shows in WPS

i hope you guys will answer me soon

thank you

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2721523790.pdf

[JorjMcKie]

On which page is that text "BILL OF LADING NO"? Don't see it anywhere.

[1339503169]

BILL OF LADING NO is in the first page

[JorjMcKie]

Also, please what are your attached pictures supposed to tell me?

[1339503169]

#2587 (comment)
In this discussion, I gave a more detailed description.

[JorjMcKie]

Well, this obviously is no issue, but a Discussions topic.

[1339503169]

BILL OF LADING NO is in the first page of the pdf which name is 2721523790.pdf and i marked it in red box

in this picture, you can see the 'B' in BILL OF LADING NO has been enlarged by WPS, which means there is a object represent this B, but by using fitz, I could not identify the ”B“ by either page.get_text() or page.get_pixmap() , so what class in fitz that represent this 'B', can i identify it by using fitz? this confuse me a lot

[JorjMcKie]

These things are vector graphics. Meaning they consist of drawing commands: lines, curves, rectangles.
For example, you can draw capital Letter "A" by these lines: /-\ if you know how to do this.
PyMuPDF can extract these too via method page.get_drawings(). Please consult the documentation.
Vector graphics have the great advantage, that they remain smooth when the page image is zoomed in - raster images become pixelized.