Initialize docling PDF parser on module level

Signed-off-by: Christoph Auer <[email protected]>
DS4SD · Sep 16, 2024 · 1b1af3d · 1b1af3d
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diff --git a/docling/backend/docling_parse_backend.py b/docling/backend/docling_parse_backend.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+pdf_parser = pdf_parser()
+
 
 class DoclingParsePageBackend(PdfPageBackend):
     def __init__(
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ def __init__(self, path_or_stream: Union[BytesIO, Path], document_hash: str):
         super().__init__(path_or_stream, document_hash)
 
         self._pdoc = pdfium.PdfDocument(path_or_stream)
-        self.parser = pdf_parser()
+        self.parser = pdf_parser
 
         success = False
         if isinstance(path_or_stream, BytesIO):