How to Convert PDF A to PDF in Python

This quick tutorial guides you on how to convert PDF A to PDF in Python. It has all the details for setting the development environment with the help of the specified resources, a list of steps to be accomplished while writing the application, and a runnable sample code to change PDF A to PDF in Python. Different options will also be discussed to remove the PDF A compliance from the source PDF file.

Steps to Convert PDF A to PDF in Python

  1. Establish the environment to use Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET to convert PDF-A to PDF
  2. Load the source PDF having PDF A format using the Document class object
  3. Call the remove_pdfa_compliance() method to remove the compliance with PDF A
  4. Save the resultant PDF file without the PDF A compliance

These steps give us a rundown of the process to convert from PDF A to PDF in Python. The process commenced with loading the source PDF file having PDF A compliance. In the final steps, the Document.remove_pdfa_compliance() method is called to remove the compliance followed by saving the resultant PDF file on the disk.

Code to Write a PDF A to PDF Converter in Python

This sample code demonstrates the process of how to transform PDF A to PDF in Python. The Document.remove_pdfa_compliance() method is called for removing the compliance, however, if you want you may not use this method and just add an empty page to the loaded PDF file as it will also remove the PDF A compliance from the source PDF file.

This short tutorial has guided us on how to convert from PDF A to PDF in Python. If you want to learn the process to remove bookmarks from a PDF file, refer to the article on how to remove bookmark from PDF using Python.

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