#!/usr/bin/env python

'''
usage:   subset.py my.pdf firstpage lastpage

Creates subset_<pagenum>_to_<pagenum>.my.pdf


Uses Form XObjects and reportlab to create output file.

Demonstrates use of pdfrw with reportlab.

'''

import sys
import os

from reportlab.pdfgen.canvas import Canvas

from pdfrw import PdfReader
from pdfrw.buildxobj import pagexobj
from pdfrw.toreportlab import makerl


def go(inpfn, firstpage, lastpage):
    firstpage, lastpage = int(firstpage), int(lastpage)
    outfn = 'subset.' + os.path.basename(inpfn)

    pages = PdfReader(inpfn).pages
    pages = [pagexobj(x) for x in pages[firstpage - 1:lastpage]]
    canvas = Canvas(outfn)

    for page in pages:
        canvas.setPageSize((page.BBox[2], page.BBox[3]))
        canvas.doForm(makerl(canvas, page))
        canvas.showPage()

    canvas.save()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    inpfn, firstpage, lastpage = sys.argv[1:]
    go(inpfn, firstpage, lastpage)