admin-dashboard-backend/groupTasks/libs/utils/utils.py

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import subprocess
import PyPDF2
import os
import shutil
def clear_workspace(files):
if not files or not isinstance(files, list) or len(files) == 0:
return
for file in files:
subprocess.run(["rm", file])
def merge_pdfs(pdf1_path, pdf2_path, output_path):
# open the two PDF files
with open(pdf1_path, 'rb') as file1, open(pdf2_path, 'rb') as file2:
# create PDF-Reader-Objects
pdf1_reader = PyPDF2.PdfReader(file1)
pdf2_reader = PyPDF2.PdfReader(file2)
# create PDF-Writer-Object
pdf_writer = PyPDF2.PdfWriter()
# add pages from the first PDF
for page_num in range(len(pdf1_reader.pages)):
page = pdf1_reader.pages[page_num]
pdf_writer.add_page(page)
# add pages from the second PDF
for page_num in range(len(pdf2_reader.pages)):
page = pdf2_reader.pages[page_num]
pdf_writer.add_page(page)
# save the combined PDF
with open(output_path, 'wb') as output_file:
pdf_writer.write(output_file)
# If a script failes the files are moved to the old_files directory so we need to move them back so that the paths defined in the files are correct
def move_files_back_from_old_files():
# check if old_files directory exists and move files back
if os.path.exists("oldFiles"):
for file in os.listdir("oldFiles"):
shutil.move(os.path.join("oldFiles", file), file)
os.rmdir("oldFiles")