doclib/extract_title.py

#! /usr/bin/python3

import os
import sys
from pdfrw import PdfReader

if (len(sys.argv) > 1 and os.path.isfile(sys.argv[1])):
  fname = sys.argv[1]
else:
  exit()

title = PdfReader(fname).Info.Title
if (title != None):
  print(title.strip('()'))