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Here is a Python script to split your 300-page PDF into 10 equal parts (30 pages each) using PyPDF2:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from PyPDF2 import PdfReader, PdfWriter

# Define input and output file paths
input_pdf_path = "/media/backup_006_3/workspace.01.main/books_ws/business.analyst/Mankiw.PrinciplesOfEconomicsHQ.pdf"
output_folder = "/media/backup_006_3/workspace.01.main/books_ws/business.analyst/"

# Open the input PDF
reader = PdfReader(input_pdf_path)
total_pages = len(reader.pages)

# Define number of parts
num_parts = 10
pages_per_part = total_pages // num_parts  # 300 pages / 10 parts = 30 pages per part

# Split into 10 parts
for i in range(num_parts):
    writer = PdfWriter()

    start_page = i * pages_per_part
    end_page = start_page + pages_per_part

    for page in range(start_page, end_page):
        writer.add_page(reader.pages[page])

    output_pdf_path = f"{output_folder}Mankiw_Part{i+1}.pdf"
    with open(output_pdf_path, "wb") as output_pdf:
        writer.write(output_pdf)

    print(f"Created: {output_pdf_path}")

print("Splitting complete!")

How to Use

  1. Install PyPDF2 if you haven't already:

     pip install PyPDF2

  2. Save this script as split_pdf.py.

  3. Run it:

     python3 split_pdf.py

🔹 Output:
This will create 10 PDF files, named:

  • Mankiw_Part1.pdf (Pages 1-30)

  • Mankiw_Part2.pdf (Pages 31-60)

  • …

  • Mankiw_Part10.pdf (Pages 271-300)

🚀 Let me know if you need modifications!

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