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poppler-utils

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This `poppler-utils` package (version 0.1.0, last released October 2020) on PyPI is a minimal Python package that does not provide any functionality. Despite its description of containing 'Precompiled command-line utilities (based on Poppler) for manipulating PDF files', the package is empty and serves as neither a wrapper nor a provider of the Poppler command-line tools. It appears to be an unmaintained or abandoned placeholder.

pip install poppler-utils

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poppler-utils

env0.1.0

Install

1.6s avg

Import

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Disk

17MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.1.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 18.6MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.910 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.000s · 19MB

17MB installed

● package 17MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

No public symbols

✓ import poppler_utils

✗ from poppler_utils import SomeClass

The `poppler_utils.py` file within this package is empty, so there are no public classes or functions to import or use.

This quickstart demonstrates that while the `poppler-utils` Python package can be imported, it provides no actual API. It then illustrates how one would interact with the *system-level* Poppler utilities via `subprocess`, which are required for any real PDF processing, and which this package does not provide. This highlights the typical confusion users encounter.

import poppler_utils import subprocess print(f"Successfully imported poppler_utils (version {poppler_utils.__version__ if hasattr(poppler_utils, '__version__') else 'unknown'}), but it contains no Python API.") try: # Example of how you would typically call a Poppler utility *if* installed system-wide result = subprocess.run(['pdfinfo', '--version'], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True) print("System Poppler 'pdfinfo' is installed and callable:") print(result.stdout.strip()) except FileNotFoundError: print("Warning: Poppler command-line tools (e.g., 'pdfinfo') are not found in system PATH. This PyPI package does NOT provide them.") except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred while trying to run pdfinfo: {e}") print("\nTo use Poppler from Python, consider `pdf2image` or `python-poppler` and ensure system Poppler is installed.")

Debug

Known issues

breakingThis PyPI package (`poppler-utils`) does not provide any functionality. It is an empty Python package despite its misleading description on PyPI. Installing it will not give you Poppler command-line tools or a Python API to interact with PDFs.

fix

Do not rely on this `poppler-utils` PyPI package for Poppler functionality. Instead, install the Poppler command-line utilities at the system level (e.g., `sudo apt-get install poppler-utils` on Linux, `brew install poppler` on macOS) and consider using a dedicated Python wrapper library like `pdf2image` or `python-poppler`.

affects: 0.1.0

gotchaThere is significant confusion between the PyPI package `poppler-utils` (this entry) and the actual Poppler command-line utilities. This PyPI package is not a wrapper for, nor does it include, the underlying C++ Poppler library or its command-line tools.

fix

Ensure you understand that `pip install poppler-utils` does *not* install the Poppler executables. You must install the system-level Poppler utilities separately to use tools like `pdftoppm` or `pdfinfo`.

affects: 0.1.0

deprecatedThe `poppler-utils` PyPI package has not been updated since October 2020 and shows no signs of active maintenance or development, making it effectively abandoned.

fix

For Python-based PDF processing using Poppler, use actively maintained libraries such as `pdf2image` (which wraps the command-line tools) or `python-poppler` (a C++ binding).

affects: 0.1.0

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Version history

0.1.0latest on PyPI · released Oct 6, 2020

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Dependencies

Poppler command-line toolsrequiredWhile this Python package does not provide them, actual Poppler functionality (e.g., `pdftoppm`, `pdfinfo`) requires system-level installation of Poppler utilities (e.g., `sudo apt-get install poppler-utils` on Debian/Ubuntu, `brew install poppler` on macOS).

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