Pages and Terminal output different results of word count

Hello

You might also try something like the following python script using PDFKit via PyObjC bridge. Note that definition of word is different from that of wc(1) which just counts chunks of text split by white spaces. If you prefer the wc's behaviour, it is easy to amend the code accordingly. Currently the DEBUG output is enabled by DEBUG = 1 in code. To disable it, change it to DEBUG = 0.

#!/usr/bin/python # coding: utf-8 # # file: # pdf_wc.py # # function: # print word count of pdf file(s) to stdout and show dialogue per file # # usage: # ./pdf_wc.py file [file ...] # # version: # 0.20 # - using PDFSelection -selectionsByLine in order to treat # hyphenation character (to be removed) at end of line # # written by Hiroto, 2016-05 # DEBUG = 1 import sys, os, re, subprocess from Quartz.PDFKit import PDFDocument from Foundation import NSURL r = re.compile(r'\w+', re.U) for f in [ a.decode('utf-8') for a in sys.argv[1:] if re.search(r'\.pdf$', a, re.I) ]: doc = PDFDocument.alloc().initWithURL_(NSURL.fileURLWithPath_(f)) if not doc: sys.stderr.write('%s: not a pdf file\n' % f.encode('utf-8')) continue fn = os.path.basename(f) tt = [] for line in doc.selectionForEntireDocument().selectionsByLine(): t = line.attributedString().string() t = t.rstrip(' ') + ' ' # normalise line so as to end with space t = re.sub(r'- $', '', t) # remove hyphenation character followed by space at end of line tt.append(t) s = ''.join(tt) if DEBUG: print '[DEBUG]' print fn.encode('utf-8') # file name for t in tt: print '[%s]' % t.encode('utf-8') # lines in source text (preprocessed) print s.encode('utf-8') # source text (extracted from pdf) for w in r.findall(s): print w.encode('utf-8') # list of words thereof print '[/DEBUG]' wc = len(r.findall(s)) sys.stdout.write('%6d\t%s\n' % (wc, fn.encode('utf-8'))) sys.stdout.flush() ascr=''' on run argv tell application "System Events" activate display dialog "Word Count: " & argv's item 1 & return & "File Name: " & argv's item 2 end tell return end run ''' p = subprocess.Popen(['osascript', '-e', ascr, str(wc), fn]) p.communicate()

To use it in an Automator workflow, use "Run Shell Script" action as follows with a preceding action returning list of (pdf) files. (The python code above will ignore files other than *.pdf.)

Run Shell Script action:

- shell = /usr/bin/python

- pass input = as arguments

- code = as listed above

E.g.,

Code is briefly tested with pyobjc 2.2b3 and python 2.6.1 under OS X 10.6.8.

Good luck,

H

The default code that you encounter in Run Shell Script, or Run AppleScript actions is just courtesy boiler plate, and can be replaced with your own code — depending on your overall workflow goal. The on run block is actually foundational for Automator Services that receive text selection input from an application.