Re: Anyway to reduce size of pdf using python script.

From	Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Anyway to reduce size of pdf using python script.
Date	2013-02-01 20:10 -0500
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID	<roy-A2D7AE.20100901022013@news.panix.com> (permalink)
References	<a672024e-2df2-4c88-b6c9-e37fedbf0756@googlegroups.com>

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In article <a672024e-2df2-4c88-b6c9-e37fedbf0756@googlegroups.com>,
 accessnewbie@gmail.com wrote:

> I have a batch file that exports ArcGIS pdf maps to a directory. I would like 
> to include a step in the script where the pdf file is reduced in size instead 
> of manually opening each file in Acrobat X Pro after the script has run and 
> doing it there.
> 
> Can this be done using python scripting or does the automation stop at 
> exporting the map?
> 
> Thanks

I don't know anything about ArcGIS, but 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6413441/python-pdf-library gives 
pointers to several libraries which look like they might do what you 
want.

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