[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'pdfinfo' about pdf2image HOT 11 CLOSED

confirming, this issue also occurs for ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64.
solution: sudo apt-get install -y poppler-utils
but somehow installation didn't worked for the first time. second install over the first without any uninstallation solves for me.

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pdfinfo is part of the poppler-utils package. It is used to count how many pages there are in the PDF before processing.

Ultimately, this information is needed mostly for multiprocessing and limiting the number of pages processed.

I can assist you in installing pdfinfo but I would need your OS first.

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I installed poppler, but I'm still getting an error... what do I try next ?

In [1]: from pdf2image import *

In [2]: images = convert_from_path('/home/dianad/testing/UDC-000280.pdf', output_folder='/home/dianad/testing', first_page=1,
...: last_page=1, fmt='jpg')

AttributeError Traceback (most recent call last)
~/.conda/envs/dc/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pdf2image/pdf2image.py in __page_count(pdf_path, userpw)
162 # This will throw if we are unable to get page count
--> 163 return int(re.search(r'Pages:\s+(\d+)', out.decode("utf8", "ignore")).group(1))
164 except:

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Exception Traceback (most recent call last)
in ()
----> 1 images = convert_from_path('/home/dianad/testing/UDC-000280.pdf', output_folder='/home/dianad/testing', first_page=1, last_page=1, fmt='jpg')

~/.conda/envs/dc/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pdf2image/pdf2image.py in convert_from_path(pdf_path, dpi, output_folder, first_page, last_page, fmt, thread_count, userpw)
27 """
28
---> 29 page_count = __page_count(pdf_path, userpw)
30
31 if thread_count < 1:

~/.conda/envs/dc/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pdf2image/pdf2image.py in __page_count(pdf_path, userpw)
163 return int(re.search(r'Pages:\s+(\d+)', out.decode("utf8", "ignore")).group(1))
164 except:
--> 165 raise Exception('Unable to get page count.')
166
167 def __load_from_output_folder(output_folder, uid):

Exception: Unable to get page count.

In [3]:

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If you installed poppler the error is somewhere else. First check that you can call pdfinfo on your pdf.

pdfinfo /home/dianad/testing/UDC-000280.pdf

Also, if you could provide me with a sample so I can reproduce the issue on my side it would be helpful.

Make a minimal test case with a freshly cloned version of the project too. I added the stderr to the Exception message so it might be more relevant.

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A friend has the same problem.
When the package is initialized, for Windows, at least, please check the "path" to make sure poppler exists in the path. Otherwise, the package generates a FileNotFound error when pdfinfo can't be found, without specifying which file can't be found.
OR, if the poppler installation procedure doesn't reliably set the path, add a method that lets the user specify the path.

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@zevgriner do you consider this an acceptable solution: a31453f?

I don't want to check for pdfinfo/pdftoppm existence in PATH because that would add an overhead for everyone who configured their installation correctly.

As for adding a parameter, this is mostly a problem for Windows users with a bad configuration, it wouldn't make much sense to add it. Instead, I believe we should encourage people in the "good" direction of setting up poppler properly.

Please share your thoughts on the matter.

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Hmmm, I must confess I always used it with Ubuntu 16.04 and up. I'll check the doc and possibly update the README so people don't get confused.

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Added Ubuntu 16.04+ mention in 2f8b627

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confirming, this issue also occurs for ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64.
solution: sudo apt-get install -y poppler-utils
but somehow installation didn't worked for the first time. second install over the first without any uninstallation solves for me.

Thank you very much,it works for me

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Thank you, did work for me too.

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Thanks! Works for me too

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