PyMuPDF insertTextBox inserting text but in mirrored form

Question

import fitz
text_rectangle = fitz.Rect(450,20,550,120)
file_handle = fitz.open(input_file)
first_page = file_handle[0]
text = 'SAS Automation'
first_page.insertTextbox(text_rectangle, f'{text}')
file_handle.save(output_file)

Above code adds text in pdf in mirror form why I dont know I tried insertText method, morph attribute with inserTextbox but still no solutions finds.you can see output hereOutPut PDF file image

Any help? Thanks In Advance

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '21 at 09:52

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This usually happens when the pdf has its own orientations, etc. Using page.clean_contents() standardizes the page and should be used before the first insertion of any item.

answered Feb 11 '21 at 09:52

Suparna Ghanvatkar

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 04 '20 at 07:03

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in my case, it seems to be an issue with the PDF file. i fixed it by generating another copy of the pdf file. i used photoshop then save as PDF. you can also try "Print to PDF". HTH

answered Jul 04 '20 at 07:03

Gingerbytes

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Your answer is ambiguous. Please, explain about the reasons. Why your solution should be worked? – Hamed Baziyad Jul 04 '20 at 08:02
i have no idea either. i just read from another thread that there is something how the PDF was generated. PyMuPDF has no mirror parameter, only rotation. so I decided to test another PDF file, and the mirror issue was not present. – Gingerbytes Jul 05 '20 at 11:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 30 '20 at 06:40

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I tried updating my existing pdf file. but it wasn't the correct solution to overcome this problem. Finally, I tried by creating new pdf file.

file_handle = fitz.open()  
first_page = file_handle.newPage() #file_handle[0] is getting issue

edited Jul 30 '20 at 06:40

Roberto Caboni

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answered Jul 30 '20 at 06:19

Liyakat Shaikh

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PyMuPDF insertTextBox inserting text but in mirrored form

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