---
title: "PdfCompression"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/api/python/enums/pdf-compression/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/api/python/enums/pdf-compression.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-08T15:25:21.254Z"
description: "Specifies the standard scheme to be used to compress image data in PDF documents."
---

Specifies the standard scheme to be used to compress image data in PDF documents.

```python

from nutrient_sdk import PdfCompression

```

## Values

| Name                                      | Value | Description                                                           |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_UNKNOWN`  | `-1`  | Unknown compression.                                                  |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_NONE`     | `0`   | No compression.                                                       |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_FLATE`    | `1`   | Zlib/deflate compression method.                                      |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_CCITT4`   | `2`   | CCITT 4 facsimile standard.                                           |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_JPEG`     | `3`   | DCT (discrete cosine transform) technique based on the JPEG standard. |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_JBIG2`    | `4`   | JBIG2 standard.                                                       |
| `PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_JPEG2000` | `5`   | Wavelet-based JPEG2000 standard.                                      |

## Usage Example

```python

from nutrient_sdk import PdfCompression

# Access enum values

value = PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_NONE
print(f"Value: {value}")  # Output: Value: PdfCompression.PDF_COMPRESSION_NONE

print(f"Integer value: {value.value}")  # Output: Integer value: 0

```

---

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