pdfcrop.py

# cropping multiple .pdfs with pdfcrop
# place this script in the directory with the pdfs you want to crop
# usage: python pdfcrop.py <left> <top> <right> <bottom>
import sys, os, subprocess
 
pdfcrop = 'pdfcrop --margin \'-%s -%s -%s -%s\' %s %s'
pdfs = [f for f in os.listdir('.') if f.endswith('.pdf')]
 
for pdf in pdfs:
  cmd = pdfcrop % (sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3], sys.argv[4], pdf, 'cropped'+pdf)
  subprocess.call(cmd, shell=True)