PdfReadError: Could not read Boolean object #377
Description
I am getting the following error for certain PDFs. Due to the confidential nature of these documents, I can't share them, but I can try and provide information which can help solve this problem.
Stacktrace -
inputpdf = PdfFileReader(open(pdfpath, "rb"), strict=False)
File "/home/tata/.virtualenvs/obu/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PyPDF2/pdf.py", line 1084, in __init__
self.read(stream)
File "/home/tata/.virtualenvs/obu/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PyPDF2/pdf.py", line 1732, in read
num = readObject(stream, self)
File "/home/tata/.virtualenvs/obu/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PyPDF2/generic.py", line 74, in readObject
return BooleanObject.readFromStream(stream)
File "/home/tata/.virtualenvs/obu/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PyPDF2/generic.py", line 137, in readFromStream
raise utils.PdfReadError('Could not read Boolean object')
PdfReadError: Could not read Boolean object
The exception seems to be raised from the following function, in generic.py:
def readFromStream(stream):
word = stream.read(4)
if word == b_("true"):
return BooleanObject(True)
elif word == b_("fals"):
stream.read(1)
return BooleanObject(False)
else:
raise utils.PdfReadError('Could not read Boolean object')Printing the variable word yields trai. Can anyone suggest a solution for this issue?