file-text-extractor 0.1

A package to extract text from various file formats including PDF and DOCX.

File Text Extractor

This package allows you to extract text from .pdf, .docx, and .txt files, either from a local file path or from a Google Cloud Storage (GCS) URI. The package handles file extraction directly in memory for GCS files, without the need to download them to the local system.

Installation

1. Clone the repository.

2. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Install the package locally:

   pip install .
   

Usage

Extracting from a Local File

from file_text_extractor import extract_text

# Extract text from a local PDF, DOCX, or TXT file
local_file_path = '/path/to/your/file.pdf'
text = extract_text(file_path=local_file_path)
print(text)

### Extracting from a GCS URI

```python
from file_text_extractor import extract_text

# Extract text from a file in GCS
gcs_uri = 'gs://your-bucket-name/path/to/your/file.pdf'
text = extract_text(gcs_uri=gcs_uri)
print(text)