TypeError: replace() argument 1 must be str, not bytes

[Zeping-Jian]

I just want Covert a pdf file to a txt file , but the run failed

Environment

Which environment were you using when you encountered the problem?

$ python -m platform
root@0cc46add0ae3:/home/learn/IR/irBooks# python -m platform
Linux-5.10.124-linuxkit-x86_64-with-glibc2.31

$ python -c "import PyPDF2;print(PyPDF2.__version__)"
root@0cc46add0ae3:/home/learn/IR/irBooks# python -c "import PyPDF2;print(PyPDF2.__version__)"
2.11.0

Code + PDF

This is a minimal, complete example that shows the issue:

import PyPDF2

print(PyPDF2.__version__)

def hanleOnePage(pdfreader, pIdx, outputFile) :
    print("hanle Page:%s" % (pIdx))
    pageobj=pdfreader.getPage(pIdx)

    text=pageobj.extractText()
    # print(text)
    file1=open(outputFile,"a")
    file1.writelines(text)

#create file object variable
#opening method will be rb
# pdffileobj=open('01bool.pdf','rb')
pdffileobj=open('02voc.pdf','rb')
 
#create reader variable that will read the pdffileobj
pdfreader=PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(pdffileobj)
 
#This will store the number of pages of this pdf file
x=pdfreader.numPages
print("PDF:numPages:%s" % (x))

#create a variable that will select the selected number of pages
pIndex = 0
while pIndex < x:
    hanleOnePage(pdfreader, pIndex, "all.txt")
    pIndex += 1

pdffileobj.close()

Share here the PDF file(s) that cause the issue. The smaller they are, the
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02voc.pdf

Traceback

This is the complete Traceback I see:

root@0cc46add0ae3:/home/learn/IR/irBooks# python tokens-step1.py
2.11.0
PDF:numPages:29
hanle Page:0
hanle Page:1
hanle Page:2
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/learn/IR/irBooks/tokens-step1.py", line 39, in
hanleOnePage(pdfreader, pIndex, "3.txt")
File "/home/learn/IR/irBooks/tokens-step1.py", line 12, in hanleOnePage
text=pageobj.extractText()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyPDF2/_page.py", line 1865, in extractText
return self.extract_text()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyPDF2/_page.py", line 1818, in extract_text
return self._extract_text(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyPDF2/_page.py", line 1323, in _extract_text
cmaps[f] = build_char_map(f, space_width, obj)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyPDF2/_cmap.py", line 27, in build_char_map
map_dict, space_code, int_entry = parse_to_unicode(ft, space_code)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyPDF2/_cmap.py", line 193, in parse_to_unicode
cm = prepare_cm(ft)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/PyPDF2/_cmap.py", line 210, in prepare_cm
.replace(b"beginbfchar", b"\nbeginbfchar\n")
TypeError: replace() argument 1 must be str, not bytes

[Zeping-Jian]

I checked it's PDF file problem, When I changed a new one It run well

[pubpub-zz]

this is unusual. I've added code to fix that

[pubpub-zz]

PS : in the extraction result, the arabic characters are replaced with /afiinnnn. this is because the data uses the iso 10036 standard that I've not been able to find any free information on how to do transcoding
file 02voc.pdf
test code:

import PyPDF2;
PyPDF2.PdfReader("e:/02voc.pdf").pages[2].extract_text()

[Zeping-Jian]

Thand you for analysis this Issue for help more developer who involved. I am noob for PDF. Will wait for resolved.
Is this issue is being resolved , and need me update code for solve?