diff --git a/shared/pdf/scripts/check_fillable_fields.py b/shared/pdf/scripts/check_fillable_fields.py
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+++ b/shared/pdf/scripts/check_fillable_fields.py
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+import sys
+from pypdf import PdfReader
+
+
+
+
+reader = PdfReader(sys.argv[1])
+if (reader.get_fields()):
+    print("This PDF has fillable form fields")
+else:
+    print("This PDF does not have fillable form fields; you will need to visually determine where to enter data")