diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/outline_writer.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/outline_writer.py
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--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/outline_writer.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python2
-# vim:fileencoding=UTF-8:ts=4:sw=4:sta:et:sts=4:fdm=marker:ai
-from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
-
-__license__   = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2012, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
-__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
-
-import os
-from collections import defaultdict
-
-
-class Outline(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, toc, items):
-        self.toc = toc
-        self.items = items
-        self.anchor_map = {}
-        self.pos_map = defaultdict(dict)
-        self.toc_map = {}
-        for item in items:
-            self.anchor_map[item] = anchors = set()
-            item_path = os.path.abspath(item).replace('/', os.sep)
-            if self.toc is not None:
-                for x in self.toc.flat():
-                    if x.abspath != item_path:
-                        continue
-                    x.outline_item_ = item
-                    if x.fragment:
-                        anchors.add(x.fragment)
-
-    def set_pos(self, item, anchor, pagenum, ypos):
-        self.pos_map[item][anchor] = (pagenum, ypos)
-
-    def get_pos(self, toc):
-        page, ypos = 0, 0
-        item = getattr(toc, 'outline_item_', None)
-        if item is not None:
-            # First use the item URL without fragment
-            page, ypos = self.pos_map.get(item, {}).get(None, (0, 0))
-            if toc.fragment:
-                amap = self.pos_map.get(item, None)
-                if amap is not None:
-                    page, ypos = amap.get(toc.fragment, (page, ypos))
-        return page, ypos
-
-    def add_children(self, toc, parent):
-        for child in toc:
-            page, ypos = self.get_pos(child)
-            text = child.text or _('Page %d')%page
-            if page >= self.page_count:
-                page = self.page_count - 1
-            cn = parent.create(text, page, True)
-            self.add_children(child, cn)
-
-    def __call__(self, doc):
-        self.pos_map = dict(self.pos_map)
-        self.page_count = doc.page_count()
-        for child in self.toc:
-            page, ypos = self.get_pos(child)
-            text = child.text or _('Page %d')%page
-            if page >= self.page_count:
-                page = self.page_count - 1
-            node = doc.create_outline(text, page)
-            self.add_children(child, node)
-
-
-