{"categories":[{"label":"Text Processing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Converts Rich Text Format (RTF) files to plain text, stripping formatting and control codes to produce readable output suitable for parsing and processing.","skillfed_tags":["document-conversion","text-extraction","rtf-parsing"],"use_cases":["Extract text from medical documents stored in RTF format for downstream NLP or data analysis","Batch convert legacy RTF files to plain text for archival or migration to modern formats","Parse RTF content in data pipelines where only plain text is needed, discarding formatting","Handle encoding edge cases in RTF files using custom encoding parameters or error modes","Integrate RTF-to-text conversion into document processing workflows without heavy dependencies"],"what_it_does":"striprtf is a lightweight Python library that extracts plain text from Rich Text Format (RTF) documents by parsing and removing RTF control codes and formatting directives. It solves the problem of processing medical and other documents that are commonly stored in RTF format but need to be converted to plain text for further analysis or storage.\n\nThe library provides a single primary function, rtf_to_text(), which accepts an RTF-encoded string and returns plain text. It supports customizable character encoding (defaulting to cp1252) and error handling modes, allowing users to work around encoding issues that may arise from malformed or non-standard RTF input. With no external runtime dependencies, it installs and runs with minimal friction.","worth_installing":"Yes. striprtf is a focused, dependency-free tool for a specific problem (RTF-to-text conversion) with active maintenance, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you need to process RTF files; skip it if your documents are already in plain text or modern formats."},"id":"striprtf","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/striprtf","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/striprtf.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/striprtf/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-27","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"striprtf","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A simple library to convert rtf to text"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":7543370,"position":1723,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.0.32"}