Python Automation Cookbook

How to do it...

1. Import PyPDF2 and create the output PDF:

>>> import PyPDF2>>> output_pdf = PyPDF2.PdfFileWriter()

2. Read the first file and create a reader:

>>> file1 = open('report.pdf', 'rb')>>> pdf1 = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(file1)

3. Append all pages to the output PDF:

>>> output_pdf.appendPagesFromReader(pdf1)

4. Open the second file, create a reader, and append the pages to the output PDF:

>>> file2 = open('report2.pdf', 'rb')>>> pdf2 = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(file2)>>> output_pdf.appendPagesFromReader(pdf2)

5. Create the output file and save it:

>>> with open('result.pdf', 'wb') as out_file:...     output_pdf.write(out_file)

6. Close the open files:

>>> file1.close()>>> file2.close()

7. Check the output file and confirm that it contains both PDFs ...