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Code Blocks and Code Spans in PDF to Markdown

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Demonstrates how monospaced text is converted by the "markdown" operation: a monospaced block becomes a fenced code block and a monospaced run inside a sentence becomes a code span. Set "code" to false to treat it as ordinary text. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# The PDF used in this example is available at code_block.pdf

pdf = chilkat2.Pdf()
success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/code_block.pdf")
if (success == False):
    print(pdf.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonOut = chilkat2.JsonObject()

success = pdf.ExtractText("markdown",json,jsonOut)
if (success == False):
    print(pdf.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("---- default (code: true) ----")
print(jsonOut.StringOf("markdown"))

json.UpdateBool("code",False)
success = pdf.ExtractText("markdown",json,jsonOut)
if (success == False):
    print(pdf.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("---- code: false ----")
print(jsonOut.StringOf("markdown"))

# Sample output:

# ---- default (code: true) ----
# <!-- page 1 -->
# 
# # Extracting Text
# 
# Load the PDF and call `ExtractText` with the operation and an options object. The result is returned as JSON:
# 
# ```
# new Pdf pdf;
# success = pdf.LoadFile("report.pdf");
# new JsonObject json;
# new JsonObject jsonOut;
# success = pdf.ExtractText("text",json,jsonOut);
# println jsonOut.StringOf("text");
# ```
# 
# An empty options object extracts every page with the default clean-up. Set `pages` to limit the extraction.
# ---- code: false ----
# <!-- page 1 -->
# 
# # Extracting Text
# 
# Load the PDF and call ExtractText with the operation and an options object. The result is returned as JSON:
# 
# new Pdf pdf; success = pdf.LoadFile("report.pdf"); new JsonObject json; new JsonObject jsonOut; success = pdf.ExtractText("text",json,jsonOut); println jsonOut.StringOf("text");
# 
# An empty options object extracts every page with the default clean-up. Set pages to limit the extraction.