PdfReadError: Could not find xref table at specified location #1089
Description
I wanted to get metadata from a PDF. The PDF opens fine in Chrome.
Environment
Which environment were you using when you encountered the problem?
$ python -m platform
Linux-5.4.0-121-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.31
$ python -c "import PyPDF2;print(PyPDF2.__version__)"
2.4.2Code + PDF
The PDF: pdf/6f6d505d151b9769900a8bd315db6e67.pdf
>>> from PyPDF2 import PdfReader
>>> reader = PdfReader('pdf/6f6d505d151b9769900a8bd315db6e67.pdf')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/home/moose/Github/py-pdf/PyPDF2/PyPDF2/_reader.py", line 267, in __init__
self.read(stream)
File "/home/moose/Github/py-pdf/PyPDF2/PyPDF2/_reader.py", line 1305, in read
raise PdfReadError("Could not find xref table at specified location")
PyPDF2.errors.PdfReadError: Could not find xref table at specified location