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# CHAPTER 2. Merging and Splitting
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def mergeSimple(pdfs):
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"""mergeSimple(pdfs), given a list of PDFs,
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merges the files into a new one, which is returned."""
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def merge(pdfs, retain_numbering, remove_duplicate_fonts):
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"""merge(pdfs, retain_numbering, remove_duplicate_fonts) merges
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the list of PDFs. If retain_numbering is True page labels are not
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rewritten. If remove_duplicate_fonts is True, duplicate fonts are merged.
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This is useful when the source documents for merging originate from the
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same source."""
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def mergeSame(pdfs, retain_numbering, remove_duplicate_fonts, ranges):
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"""mergeSame(pdfs, retain_numbering, remove_duplicate_fonts, ranges)
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is the same as merge, except that it has an additional argument
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- an array of page ranges. This is used to select the pages to pick from
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each PDF. This avoids duplication of information when multiple discrete
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parts of a source PDF are included."""
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def selectPages(pdf, r):
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""" selectPages(pdf, range) returns a new document which just those pages
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in the page range."""
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