pywordform 0.02

a python module to parse a Microsoft Word form in docx format, and extract all field values with their tags into a dictionary.

pywordform: a python module to parse a Microsoft Word form in docx format, and extract all field values with their tags into a dictionary.

Project website: http://www.decalage.info/python/pywordform

INSTALLATION:

• on Windows, launch install.bat

• on other systems, launch: setup.py install

HOW TO USE THIS MODULE:

Open sample_form.docx in MS Word, and edit field values.

From the shell, extract all fields with tags:

> python pywordform.py sample_form.docx field1 = “hello, world.” field2 = “hello,” field3 = “value B” field4 = “04-03-2012”

In a python script:

import pywordform fields = pywordform.parse_form(‘sample_form.docx’) print fields

=> this returns a dictionary of field values indexed by tags.

See http://www.decalage.info/python/pywordform See main program at the end of the module, and also docstrings.

LICENSE:

See LICENSE.txt.