how to install poppler for python 3 in linux?

Question

Is there a way to install poppler for python 3 in linux?

I have used apt-get install python-poppler to install it for python 2, but I haven't found how to do it for python 3.

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 trusty

Inject

Which Linux distribution are you using? – Morphinism

I have Ubuntu 14.04 trusty – Inject

Would you be fine with using pip for installation? – Morphinism

I would love to use pip (pip3?) for installation – Inject

I ran into a problem while trying to use pip to install though. I will write an answer later if I can figure out how to solve it. – Morphinism

Answer 1

On Ubuntu 16.04 you can install the package python3-poppler-qt4 or python3-poppler-qt5, e.g.,:

sudo apt-get install python3-poppler-qt4

python3-poppler-qt5 does not appear to be available on releases prior to Xenial, and python3-poppler-qt4 can be installed this way on 16.04 or 15.10, but not earlier.

Marasmus

thanks for your answer. I have Ubuntu 14.04 trusty. So apparently this solution doesn't work for me. – Inject

@PabloGuerrero This is why you should always specify in your question what Linux distribution you are using. – Morphinism