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I am building a new Python library to read/write PDF files
Hacker NewsI am building a new Python library to read/write PDF files
Hi HN! This is my pet project, written from scratch because there is so much to discover and learn in the process. The focus is on simplicity and incremental updates. Progress is slow because I do not have much spare time to work on this, but I would love to hear some feedback. Regards
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