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PDF to Text, a challenging problem
The search engine has recently gained the ability to index the PDF file format. The change will deploy over a few months. Extracting text information from PDFs is a significantly bigger challenge than it might seem. The crux of the problem is that the file format isn’t a text format at all, but a graphical format. It…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 | PDF to Text, a challenging problem by ingve | 357 | 201 |
