cutest.py

from __future__ import division
import copy
import math
import pyPdf
import sys,os

# import pyPdf.generic.RectangleObject as rr

def split_pages(src, dst):
    src_f = file(src, 'r+b')
    dst_f = file(dst, 'w+b')

    input = pyPdf.PdfFileReader(src_f)
    output = pyPdf.PdfFileWriter()

    # print input.getNumPages()
    # print input.getPage(0).mediaBox.upperRight
    
    if input.isEncrypted:
        print input.decrypt("sem")
        
    x3, x4 = input.getPage(0).mediaBox.upperRight
    x3 = float(x3)
    x4 = float(x4)
    print x3, x4
    
    list = [pyPdf.generic.RectangleObject([90/805.9*x3,299/559*x4,352/805.9*x3,500/559*x4])
        ,pyPdf.generic.RectangleObject([452/805.9*x3,299/559*x4,714/805.9*x3,500/559*x4])
        ,pyPdf.generic.RectangleObject([90/805.9*x3,66/559*x4,352/805.9*x3,267/559*x4])
        ,pyPdf.generic.RectangleObject([452/805.9*x3,66/559*x4,714/805.9*x3,267/559*x4])]
    # print list

    for i in range(input.getNumPages()):
        p = input.getPage(i)
        x5, x6 = math.floor(x3/2), math.floor(x4/2)
        for j in range(0,4):
            q = copy.copy(p)
            q.mediaBox = list[j]
            # print q.mediaBox
            if (j in range(3,4)) and (i == input.getNumPages()-1):
                pass
            else:
                output.addPage(q)
        # q = copy.copy(p)
#         q.mediaBox = copy.copy(p.mediaBox)
#
#         x1, x2 = p.mediaBox.lowerLeft
#         x3, x4 = p.mediaBox.upperRight
#
#         x1, x2 = math.floor(x1), math.floor(x2)
#         x3, x4 = math.floor(x3), math.floor(x4)
#         x5, x6 = math.floor(x3/2), math.floor(x4/2)
#
#         if x3 > x4:
#             # horizontal
#             p.mediaBox.upperRight = (x5, x4)
#             p.mediaBox.lowerLeft = (x1, x2)
#
#             q.mediaBox.upperRight = (x3, x4)
#             q.mediaBox.lowerLeft = (x5, x2)
#         else:
#             # vertical
#             p.mediaBox.upperRight = (x3, x4)
#             p.mediaBox.lowerLeft = (x1, x6)
#
#             q.mediaBox.upperRight = (x3, x6)
#             q.mediaBox.lowerLeft = (x1, x2)

            # output.addPage(p)
            # output.addPage(q)

    output.write(dst_f)
    src_f.close()
    dst_f.close()
    
split_pages(sys.argv[1],sys.argv[2])