--- title: "Nutrient Python SDK: Generate, view, convert, and extract documents" canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/python/" md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/python.md" last_updated: "2026-06-09T18:44:06.132Z" description: "Learn how to use Nutrient Python SDK to perform advanced tasks on documents with minimal code using our detailed guides." --- # Nutrient Python SDK Nutrient Python SDK enables you to add full-featured document processing to any Python application. It provides a clean, modern API to convert, transform, and edit PDFs, Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and many other formats. Designed for performance and scalability, the SDK handles the heavy lifting so you can enhance your Python application with powerful capabilities. [Get started](https://www.nutrient.io/sdk/python/getting-started.md) ## Essential guides --- **Get started** How to integrate the SDK into your Python application [Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/sdk/python/getting-started.md) --- **Editor** How to edit PDFs, add annotations, manage form fields, and merge documents [Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/python/editor.md) --- **Extraction** How to extract data from images using OCR and ICR technologies [Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/python/extraction.md) --- **Conversion** How to convert documents to other formats and vice versa [Read more](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/python/conversion.md) **Call to Action** Start your free trial for unlimited access and expert support. [Learn More](https://www.nutrient.io/sdk/python/getting-started.md) --- ## Related pages - [Agent skill](/guides/python/agent-skill.md) - [Python SDK sample downloads](/guides/python/downloads.md) - [Changelog for Python](/guides/python/changelog.md) - [Activating Nutrient Python SDK with a license key](/guides/python/license-activation.md) - [Python guides: Integrate our PDF SDK](/guides/python/intro.md) ## Pages in this section - [Chrome headless modes with Python SDK](/guides/python/deployment/headless-modes-google-chrome.md) - [Nutrient Python SDK deployment guides](/guides/python/deployment.md) - [Converting CAD files (DWG/DXF) to PDF format](/guides/python/conversion/cad-to-pdf.md) - [Converting email files (MSG/EML) to PDF format](/guides/python/conversion/email-to-pdf.md) - [Converting HTML to PDF](/guides/python/conversion/html-to-pdf.md) - [Converting a document from XLSX to PDF format](/guides/python/conversion/excel-document-to-pdf.md) - [Converting a document from Markdown to PDF format](/guides/python/conversion/markdown-to-pdf.md) - [Nutrient Python SDK conversion guides](/guides/python/conversion.md) - [Converting PDF pages to images](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-pages-to-images.md) - [Converting PDF documents to image format](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-image.md) - [Converting PDF documents to Excel format for data analysis](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-excel-document.md) - [Converting PDF documents to Markdown format](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-markdown.md) - [Converting PDF documents to HTML format for web publishing](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-html.md) - [Converting PDF documents to PDF/A format](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-pdf-a.md) - [Converting PDF documents to PDF/UA format](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-pdf-ua.md) - [Converting PDF documents to PowerPoint presentations](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-powerpoint-document.md) - [Converting a document from PDF to DOCX format](/guides/python/conversion/pdf-to-word-document.md) - [Converting a document from PPTX to PDF format](/guides/python/conversion/powerpoint-document-to-pdf.md) - [Converting a Word document to PDF while preserving comments](/guides/python/conversion/word-document-to-pdf-including-comments.md) - [Converting a document from DOCX to PDF/UA format](/guides/python/conversion/word-document-to-pdf-ua.md) - [Converting a document from DOCX to PDF format](/guides/python/conversion/word-document-to-pdf.md) - [Adding a custom page to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-custom-page-to-pdf.md) - [Adding annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Adding interactive form fields to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-form-fields-to-pdf.md) - [Adding free text annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-freetext-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Adding invisible digital signatures to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-invisible-signature-to-pdf.md) - [Adding link annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-link-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Adding redaction annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-redaction-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Managing PDF page order](/guides/python/editor/manage-pdf-page-order.md) - [Merging PDFs](/guides/python/editor/merge-pdf-into-other-pdf.md) - [Adding visible digital signatures to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-visible-signature-to-pdf.md) - [Nutrient Python SDK editor guides](/guides/python/editor.md) - [Filling PDF form fields](/guides/python/editor/fill-pdf-form.md) - [Detecting and adding form fields to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/detect-and-add-form-fields.md) - [Adding stamp annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-stamp-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Advanced digital signature workflows](/guides/python/editor/advanced-digital-signatures.md) - [Editing PDF form fields](/guides/python/editor/editing-pdf-form-fields.md) - [Adding shape annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-shape-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Adding sticky note annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-sticky-note-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Editing PDF metadata with Nutrient Python SDK](/guides/python/editor/editing-pdf-metadata.md) - [Adding text markup annotations to a PDF document](/guides/python/editor/add-text-markup-annotations-to-pdf.md) - [Extracting text from PDF documents](/guides/python/extraction/pdf-to-text.md) - [Extracting text from images](/guides/python/extraction/read-text-from-image.md) - [Extracting data from images using vision language models](/guides/python/extraction/extract-data-from-image-vlm.md) - [Generating image descriptions using Claude](/guides/python/extraction/describe-image-with-claude.md) - [Labeling form fields with a vision language model](/guides/python/extraction/label-form-fields-with-vlm.md) - [Extracting text from multilingual images](/guides/python/extraction/read-text-from-image-multi-language.md) - [Extracting data from images using OCR](/guides/python/extraction/extract-data-from-image-ocr.md) - [Extracting data from images using ICR](/guides/python/extraction/extract-data-from-image-icr.md) - [Extracting form fields from images](/guides/python/extraction/extract-form-fields-from-image.md) - [Applying OCR to a PDF document](/guides/python/extraction/apply-ocr-to-pdf.md) - [Speeding up first ICR operation by predownloading models](/guides/python/extraction/speed-up-first-icr-by-downloading-requirements.md) - [Applying OCR to a PDF page](/guides/python/extraction/apply-ocr-to-pdf-page.md) - [Extracting structured data from documents](/guides/python/extraction/extract-structured-data.md) - [Nutrient Python SDK extraction guides](/guides/python/extraction.md) - [Generating image descriptions using local AI](/guides/python/extraction/describe-image-with-local-ai.md) - [Generating image descriptions using OpenAI](/guides/python/extraction/describe-image-with-openai.md) - [Extracting structured JSON data from PDF documents](/guides/python/extraction/json-data-extraction.md) - [Word template processing-to-PDF/UA conversion](/guides/python/templates/word-template-to-pdf-ua.md) - [Word template generation and processing](/guides/python/templates/word-template-generation.md) - [Nutrient Python SDK template guides](/guides/python/templates.md) - [Nutrient Python SDK troubleshooting guides](/guides/python/troubleshooting.md) - [Handling errors in document processing workflows](/guides/python/troubleshooting/error-handling.md)