AI-reads-books-page-by-page  by echohive42

CLI tool for page-by-page PDF book analysis

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Project Summary

This script automates the extraction of knowledge points and generation of progressive summaries from PDF books, page by page. It's designed for researchers, students, and anyone needing to distill large volumes of text into digestible insights, offering a structured approach to understanding and retaining information from documents.

How It Works

The core of the script involves an iterative page-by-page processing loop. For each page, it leverages an AI model (specified by MODEL and ANALYSIS_MODEL constants, likely OpenAI) to analyze the content, identify key knowledge points, and filter out irrelevant sections like tables of contents. Extracted knowledge is stored persistently in a JSON file, allowing for resume capabilities. Interval summaries are generated at configurable page counts (ANALYSIS_INTERVAL), and a final, comprehensive summary is produced upon completion.

Quick Start & Requirements

  • Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
  • Place PDF in the project root and update PDF_NAME in read_books.py.
  • Run: python read_books.py
  • Requires an OpenAI API key (implicitly, as OpenAI client is used).
  • See GitHub Repository for full setup and configuration details.

Highlighted Details

  • Page-by-page analysis for detailed content understanding and contextual flow.
  • Smart content filtering to skip non-essential pages (TOC, index).
  • Persistent knowledge base storage with resume capability.
  • Configurable analysis intervals and test modes.
  • Color-coded terminal output for enhanced readability.

Maintenance & Community

The project is maintained by echohive42, who also promotes a community with over 400 AI projects and a "1000x Cursor Course." Support is available via Patreon.

Licensing & Compatibility

The repository does not explicitly state a license in the provided README. Compatibility for commercial use or closed-source linking is not specified.

Limitations & Caveats

The script relies heavily on external AI models, primarily OpenAI, necessitating API access and associated costs. The effectiveness of knowledge extraction and summarization is dependent on the quality of the AI model used and the clarity of the PDF content. No specific PDF parsing libraries are mentioned, which could be a point of failure for complex or image-heavy PDFs.

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