Python developers can utilize Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET 24.2.0, which brings exciting new features and enhancements for upgrading PDF manipulation apps on Windows 64-bit (AMD64) systems.

New Features

We have introduced a number of new features in this release:

• Easily extract vector data from PDF documents.
• Programatically load DjVu and CDR format files within your Python PDF processing apps.
• Provide a callback for HOCR text recognition with page reference.
• Pass a page as an image to HOCR callback method for advanced control using Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET 24.2.0.
• Extend options for PDF to Markdown conversion with image usage optimizations.
• Convert searchable PDFs to XPS format while preserving the ability to select and copy text within the resulting XPS document.

Feature Enhancements

We have added feature enhancements in this release:

• Improved accuracy for image extraction in PDF to Markdown conversion.
• Greater control over page settings during HTML(CSS) to PDF conversion.
• More precise control over comments’ review status in TextAnnotation.
• Several improvements to the functionality of the document repair API.
• Retrieving property values directly from Action Script code embedded within your documents.
• Define the outcome of LaTeX document compilation.
• Expanded Markdown loading capabilities by supporting CSS styling and PageInfo.

Bug Fixes

This release also addresses numerous bugs reported in previous versions, including issues with:

• PDF to PDFA1A conversion.
• Splitting PDF documents.
• Handling absolute image positions in HTML to PDF conversion.
• Text extraction and rendering.
• XPS to PDF conversion.
• Various memory-related exceptions.

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

Added APIs

We have added several new classes, methods, and properties to the public API in this release. Some of these are:

• aspose.pdf.annotations.MarkupAnnotation.clear_state
• aspose.pdf.annotations.MarkupAnnotation.set_review_state(aspose.pdf.annotations.AnnotationState, str)
• aspose.pdf.annotations.MarkupAnnotation.set_marked_state(bool)
• aspose.pdf.CdrLoadOptions
• aspose.pdf.CdrLoadOptions.#ctor
• aspose.pdf.DjvuLoadOptions
• aspose.pdf.DjvuLoadOptions.#ctor
• aspose.pdf.DocSaveOptions.re_save_fonts bool
• aspose.pdf.LoadFormat.DJVU
• aspose.pdf.LoadFormat.CDR
• aspose.pdf.printing.PaperSource.#ctor(aspose.pdf.printing.PaperSourceKind, str)

Removed APIs

We have removed the following property from the public API in this release:

• aspose.pdf.annotations.TextAnnotation.state

You can view the list of all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes introduced in this release by visiting Aspose.PDF for Python via .NET 24.2.0 Release Notes.