pdf_meta.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

""" attribution to book violent python. this is supposed to print meta to stdout, it doesn't.
it doesn't throw exception, but doesn't print anything. still working on it."""

import pyPdf
import optparse
from pyPdf import PdfFileReader
def printmeta(filename):
    pdfFile = PdfFileReader(file(filename, 'rb'))
    docInfo = pdfFile.getDocumentInfo()
    print '[*] PDF MetaData For: ' + str(filename)
    for metaItem in docInfo:
        print '[+] ' + metaItem + ':' + docInfo[metaItem]
def main():
    parser = optparse.OptionParser('usage %prog "+\
        "-F <PDF file name>')
    parser.add_option('-F', dest='fileName', type='string',\
        help='specify PDF file name')
    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
    fileName = options.fileName
    if fileName == None:
        print parser.usage
        exit(0)
    else:
        printMeta(fileName)
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()