msoffice2pdf

This package aims to convert Microsoft Office file types to PDF. This lib uses the comtypes package which makes it easy to access and implement custom, dispatch-based COM interfaces or LibreOffice software.

Prerequisites

Python >=3.6 installed on the environment.

Installation

Step 1:

pip3 install msoffice2pdf

Step 2

(Windons Only):

For Microsoft Office use:

• Delete all cache files from the folder below in case there is any error with Microsoft Office conversion: C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Lib\site-packages\comtypes\gen

• For Windows Server

Step 1:

Start > Run > dcomcnfg.exe

Step 2:

Select: Computers -> My Computer -> Config DCOM -> Microsoft Word 97-2003 Documents -> Properties Tab general select level authentication to None Tab security select customize and add All Tab identify select this user and add Admin user and password

Step 3:

Select: Computers -> My Computer -> Config DCOM -> Microsoft Excel Application -> Properties Tab general select level authentication to None Tab security select customize and add All Tab identify select this user and add Admin user and password

Step 4:

Select: Computers -> My Computer -> Config DCOM -> Microsoft PowerPoint Application -> Properties Tab general select level authentication to None Tab security select customize and add All Tab identify select this user and add Admin user and password

For LibreOffice use:

Install LibreOffice last version:

https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

(Ubuntu Only):

Install LibreOffice:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:libreoffice/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-style-breeze

Example:

For use in Windows environment and soft=0 Microsoft Office must be installed.

For use in Windows environment and soft=1 you need the latest version of LibreOffice(soffice) installed.

For Ubuntu(linux) environment it is only possible to use soft=1, that is, LibreOffice(soffice).

Supported files: [".doc", ".docx", ".xls", ".xlsx", ".ppt", ".pptx", ".txt", ".xml"]

from msoffice2pdf import convert

output = convert(source="C:/Users/<User>/Downloads/file.docx", output_dir="C:/Users/<User>/Downloads", soft=0)

print(output)