Bad PDF files which have junk characters before header and after EOF marker error unexpected character. about pdfio.jl

[sambitdash]

These files are not according to the PDF spec. So technically, the behavior of a parser on corrupt files cannot be guaranteed and should not be fixed in a hurry. While I will keep in mind to update the parser to handle some bad files, I cannot make it a guranteed feature in the product. For now you can remove the bad MIME corruptions in the file manually and work with them.

Can be done easily with a binary preserving text editor like vi or emacs on Unix or Linux.

[sambitdash]

The file is corrupt. The PDF file must start with %PDF and end with %%EOF. While some readers take a lenient stand on it, one cannot say that is the right approach. Anyway I fixed the file and uploading here for reference.
fixed.pdf

[diegozea]

Thank you so much for the quick answer. I am having this error with the 75% of my files. Would it be possible to have some keyword argument for allowing parsing this kind of files? Something like permisive=true, but being false by default?

[diegozea]

Thank you very much! There is no hurry at all :D

[sambitdash]

A fix in 4a4f071