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tabula python: Getting subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['java', '-Dfile.encoding=UTF8', ERROR

I am getting subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['java', '-Dfile.encoding=UTF8', error while running tabula python liberary.

Command:

df = tabula.read_pdf(filepath, pages = 5 ,guess=True, multiple_tables= True, stream=True, java_options="-Dfile.encoding=UTF8")

ERROR message:

  File "C:\Users\himsoni\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\tabula\io.py", line 85, in _run
    check=True,
  File "C:\Users\himsoni\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\subprocess.py", line 487, in run
    output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['java', '-Dfile.encoding=UTF8', '-jar', 'C:\\Users\\himsoni\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37\\lib\\site-packages\\tabula\\tabula-1.0.3-jar-with-dependencies.jar', '--pages', '1', '--stream', '--guess', '--format', 'JSON', 'C:\\Users\\himsoni\\Desktop\\PDF_extraction\\black_white_format\\black_white_format\\PDF_Split_JPEGs\\blackwhite_Test.pdf']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

import tabula; tabula.environment_info()

Python version:
3.7.4 (tags/v3.7.4:e09359112e, Jul 8 2019, 20:34:20) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)]
Java version:
java version "1.8.0_231"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_231-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.231-b11, mixed mode, sharing)
tabula-py version: 2.0.1
platform: Windows-10-10.0.17763-SP0
uname:
uname_result(system='Windows', node='himsoni', release='10', version='10.0.17763', machine='AMD64', processor='Intel64 Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel')
linux_distribution: ('', '', '')
mac_ver: ('', ('', '', ''), '')

Python and Java version 

Python 3.7.4
java version "1.8.0_231"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_231-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.231-b11, mixed mode)
Does java -h command work well?; Yes
Ensure your java command is included in PATH Yes
Write your OS and it's version: ? Windows 10

Code:

import tabula
filepath = "C:\\Users\\himsoni\\Desktop\PDF_extraction\\black_white_format\\black_white_format\\PDF_Split_JPEGs\\blackwhite.pdf"
df = tabula.read_pdf(filepath, pages = 5 ,guess=True, multiple_tables= True, stream=True, java_options="-Dfile.encoding=UTF8")
print(df)

Expected Output: Get the table put for specific page.

Solution

  • my PDF contains this font descriptor object:

    17 0 obj
<</Ascent 891 /CapHeight 662 /Descent -216 /Flags 32 /FontBBox
  [-497 -306 1120 1023] /FontFile2 18 0 R /FontName
  /AFPTimesNewRoman-Italic /ItalicAngle -17.-21823 /StemV 80 /Type
  /FontDescriptor /XHeight 441>>
endobj

    According to the PDF specification, the ItalicAngle must be a number. -17.-21823 is not a valid number representation. PDF parsers that don't do repairs under the hood, therefore, most likely will fail reading your file. PDFBox does fail.

    PS: answer provided by tabula pdf/tabula-java developer team.