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A Python script to batch compress PDF files on Windows, MAC, and Linux. Make sure gs and Python are in PATH before running this script.
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from __future__ import print_function | |
import os | |
import subprocess | |
root = "." | |
try: | |
os.mkdir('compressed') | |
except FileExistsError: | |
pass | |
for file in os.listdir(root): | |
if file.endswith(".pdf"): | |
filename = os.path.join(root, file) | |
arg1= '-sOutputFile=' + './compressed/' + file | |
print ("compressing:", file ) | |
p = subprocess.Popen(['gs', '-sDEVICE=pdfwrite', '-dCompatibilityLevel=1.4', '-dPDFSETTINGS=/screen', '-dNOPAUSE', '-dBATCH', '-dQUIET', str(arg1), filename], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).wait() |
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