---
id: pypdf2
version: "3.0.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# PyPDF2 — A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming PDF files

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install pypdf2
uv add pypdf2
poetry add pypdf2

## Description

[![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/PyPDF2.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/PyPDF2)
[![Python Support](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/PyPDF2.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/PyPDF2/)
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/-documentation-green)](https://pypdf2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)
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# **NOTE**: The PyPDF2 project is going back to its roots. PyPDF2==3.0.X will be  the last version of PyPDF2. Development will continue with [`pypdf==3.1.0`](https://pypi.org/project/pyPdf/).

# PyPDF2


PyPDF2 is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library capable of splitting,
[merging](https://pypdf2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/merging-pdfs.html),
[cropping, and transforming](https://pypdf2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/cropping-and-transforming.html)
the pages of PDF files. It can also add
custom data, viewing options, and
[passwords](https://pypdf2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/encryption-decryption.html)
to PDF files. PyPDF2...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

PyPDF2 is a pure-Python library for reading, splitting, merging, and transforming PDF files, with support for text extraction, metadata retrieval, and encryption/decryption.

Verdict: PyPDF2 3.0.1 is a stable, mature PDF manipulation library with low install friction and permissive licensing. However, it is explicitly the final 3.0.X release—development continues under a successor package. Two known vulnerabilities (GHSA-4vvm-4w3v-6mr8, PYSEC-2026-1835) warrant review before production use.

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