[Python] How to extract text from a PDF file via python?

I'm extracting this PDF's text using the PyPDF2 Python package (version 1.27.2):

import PyPDF2

with open("sample.pdf", "rb") as pdf_file:
read_pdf = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(pdf_file)
number_of_pages = read_pdf.getNumPages()
page = read_pdf.pages[0]
page_content = page.extractText()
print(page_content)


I get this output which is different from the PDF document:

! " # $ % # $ % &% $ &' ( ) * % + , - % . / 0 1 ' * 2 3% 4
5
' % 1 $ # 2 6 % 3/ % 7 / ) ) / 8 % &) / 2 6 % 8 # 3" % 3" * % 31 3/ 9 # &)
%


How can I extract the text as is in the PDF document?

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