### Basic Extraction

Extract text, metadata, and structure from any supported document format:

{{ snippets.basic_extraction | include_snippet(language) }}

### Common Use Cases

#### Extract with Custom Configuration

Most use cases benefit from configuration to control extraction behavior:

{% if snippets.ocr_configuration %}
**With OCR (for scanned documents):**

{{ snippets.ocr_configuration | include_snippet(language) }}

{% endif %}

#### Table Extraction

{% if snippets.table_extraction %}
{{ snippets.table_extraction | include_snippet(language) }}

{% else %}
See [Configuration Guide](https://docs.kreuzberg.dev/guides/configuration/) for table extraction options.

{% endif %}

#### Processing Multiple Files

{% if snippets.batch_processing %}
{{ snippets.batch_processing | include_snippet(language) }}

{% endif %}

{% if snippets.async_extraction %}
#### Async Processing

For non-blocking document processing:

{{ snippets.async_extraction | include_snippet(language) }}

{% endif %}
{% if snippets.config_discovery %}

#### Configuration Discovery

{{ snippets.config_discovery | include_snippet(language) }}

{% endif %}
{% if snippets.worker_pool %}

#### Worker Thread Pool

{{ snippets.worker_pool | include_snippet(language) }}

**Performance Benefits:**
- **Parallel Processing**: Multiple documents extracted simultaneously
- **CPU Utilization**: Maximizes multi-core CPU usage for large batches
- **Queue Management**: Automatically distributes work across available workers
- **Resource Control**: Prevents thread exhaustion with configurable pool size

**Best Practices:**
- Use worker pools for batches of 10+ documents
- Set pool size to number of CPU cores (default behavior)
- Always close pools with `closeWorkerPool()` to prevent resource leaks
- Reuse pools across multiple batch operations for efficiency

{% endif %}

### Next Steps

- **[Installation Guide](https://docs.kreuzberg.dev/getting-started/installation/)** - Platform-specific setup
- **[API Documentation](https://docs.kreuzberg.dev/reference/api-python/)** - Complete API reference
- **[Examples & Guides](https://docs.kreuzberg.dev/)** - Full code examples and usage guides
- **[Configuration Guide](https://docs.kreuzberg.dev/guides/configuration/)** - Advanced configuration options