This short tutorial guides on how to convert PDF to PDF X1A in Python if fonts are to be embedded and spot colors are required for the images. It has complete details of the resources required for IDE configuration, a step-wise list of tasks for developing the application, and a runnable sample code to develop a PDF to PDF X1A converter in Python. This code snippet can be executed in any of the platforms supporting .NET and Python along with improvisations if required.

Steps to Convert PDF to PDF X 1A in Python

1. Set the development environment to use Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET for conversion to X-1a format
2. Load the source PDF file for transformation to PDF X1A using the Document class
3. Perform some modification in the loaded file if required
4. Call the convert() method using the option PdfFormat.PDF_X_1A
5. Save the resultant PDF file in PDF/X-1a format

These steps encompass the process to transform PDF to PDF X 1A in Python. This process is commenced with loading the source Pdf file and then performing modifications in the loaded file if required. The Document.convert() method is used for the conversion of the loaded file using the single argument overloaded method that requires the PdfFormatConversionOptions object followed by saving the resultant PDF file on the disk.

Code to PDF to PDF X1A in Python

This code demonstrates the process to write a PDF to PDF X converter in Python. When the convert() method is called, it automatically generates a ConversionLog.XML file containing the details of the conversions and a list of errors or warnings if any. If you want to set parameters yourself, use the other overloaded method that takes the log file name, conversion format, and option for ConvertErrorAction enumerator.

This tutorial has guided us to convert PDF to PDF X1A in Python If you want to learn the process to convert a PDF to an XML file, refer to the article on how to convert PDF to XML using Python.