Code for How to Remove Metadata from PDFs in Python Tutorial

remove_pdf_metadata.py

import PyPDF2
def remove_metadata(pdf_file):
    # Open the PDF file.
    with open(pdf_file, 'rb') as file:
        reader = PyPDF2.PdfReader(file)
        # Check if metadata exists.
        if reader.metadata is not None:
            print("Metadata found in the PDF file.")
            # Create a new PDF file without metadata.
            writer = PyPDF2.PdfWriter()
            # Copy pages from the original PDF to the new PDF.
            for page_num in range(len(reader.pages)):
                page = reader.pages[page_num]
                writer.add_page(page)
            # Open a new file to write the PDF without metadata.
            new_pdf_file = f"{pdf_file.split('.')[0]}_no_metadata.pdf"
            with open(new_pdf_file, 'wb') as output_file:
                writer.write(output_file)
            print(f"PDF file without metadata saved as '{new_pdf_file}'.")
        else:
            print("No metadata found in the PDF file.")
# Specify the path to your PDF file.
pdf_file_path = "EEE415PQ.pdf"
# Call the function to remove metadata.
remove_metadata(pdf_file_path)