AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'strip' #19

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1. tkkiran commented on Jan 2, 2018

   

   tkkiran

   on Jan 2, 2018

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   Have the same issue. When running in python3.5 inside a virtual environment.
2. wfranus commented on Feb 20, 2018

   

   wfranus

   on Feb 20, 2018

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   I had the same error. In fact, run["text"] is equal to None when an element being parsed is not a word, but an image or a symbol (rendered latex \square symbol in my case).

   Here is my solution:

   def serialize_pdf(i, fn, top_margin, bottom_margin):
       box_generator = pdf_to_bboxes(i, fn, top_margin, bottom_margin)
       box_generator = mark_eol_hyphens(box_generator)
   
       boxes = []
       text = []
       textlength = 0
       for run in box_generator:
           if run["text"] is None:        # <--- I added these two lines
               continue                   #
   
           normalized_text = run["text"].strip()

   Since the script compares only the text in PDF, I just skipped to the next iteration when run["text"] = None.
3. JoshData commented on Feb 21, 2018

   

   JoshData

   on Feb 21, 2018

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   If you submit a pull request, I'd be glad to merge that fix.