Extracting text from MS word files in python

Extracting text from MS word files in python

To extract text from Microsoft Word files (both .doc and .docx formats) in Python, you can use the python-docx library for .docx files and the pywin32 library for .doc files. Here's how to do it:

For .docx files using python-docx:

  1. Install the python-docx library:

    pip install python-docx

  2. Use the following code to extract text from a .docx file:

    import docx def extract_text_from_docx(docx_file): doc = docx.Document(docx_file) full_text = [] for paragraph in doc.paragraphs: full_text.append(paragraph.text) return '\n'.join(full_text) # Replace 'your_docx_file.docx' with the path to your .docx file docx_file = 'your_docx_file.docx' extracted_text = extract_text_from_docx(docx_file) print(extracted_text)

    This code reads the .docx file and extracts the text from each paragraph, joining them into a single string.

For .doc files using pywin32:

  1. Install the pywin32 library:

    pip install pywin32

  2. Use the following code to extract text from a .doc file:

    import win32com.client def extract_text_from_doc(doc_file): word = win32com.client.Dispatch("Word.Application") doc = word.Documents.Open(doc_file) full_text = doc.Content.Text doc.Close() word.Quit() return full_text # Replace 'your_doc_file.doc' with the path to your .doc file doc_file = 'your_doc_file.doc' extracted_text = extract_text_from_doc(doc_file) print(extracted_text)

    This code uses the win32com library to open and extract text from a .doc file. Make sure you have Microsoft Word installed on your system for this approach to work.

Choose the appropriate method based on the Word file format you're working with.

Examples

  1. "Python library for extracting text from Word documents"

    • Description: This query aims to find a Python library that can efficiently extract text from MS Word files.
    • Code Implementation:
      from docx import Document def extract_text_from_docx(file_path): doc = Document(file_path) full_text = [] for para in doc.paragraphs: full_text.append(para.text) return '\n'.join(full_text) # Usage: extracted_text = extract_text_from_docx("sample.docx") print(extracted_text)

  2. "How to read .docx files in Python"

    • Description: This query seeks information on how to open and read .docx files using Python.
    • Code Implementation:
      from docx import Document def read_docx(file_path): doc = Document(file_path) for para in doc.paragraphs: print(para.text) # Usage: read_docx("sample.docx")

  3. "Python code to extract text from Word document"

    • Description: This query is about finding Python code snippets specifically designed to extract text from Word documents.
    • Code Implementation:
      import docx2txt # Usage: extracted_text = docx2txt.process("sample.docx") print(extracted_text)

  4. "How to parse .docx files in Python"

    • Description: This query looks for methods or libraries in Python that enable parsing .docx files effectively.
    • Code Implementation:
      import zipfile from xml.etree.ElementTree import XMLParser def read_docx_xml(file_path): with zipfile.ZipFile(file_path) as z: with z.open("word/document.xml") as f: xml_parser = XMLParser() xml_parser.feed(f.read().decode("utf-8")) doc_tree = xml_parser.close() for node in doc_tree.iter(): if node.tag.endswith('t'): print(node.text) # Usage: read_docx_xml("sample.docx")

  5. "Extracting text from .docx files using Python"

    • Description: This query focuses on methods or libraries available in Python to extract text from .docx files.
    • Code Implementation:
      import textract def extract_text_textract(file_path): text = textract.process(file_path) return text.decode('utf-8') # Usage: extracted_text = extract_text_textract("sample.docx") print(extracted_text)

  6. "Python code to extract text content from Word files"

    • Description: This query aims to find Python code snippets for extracting the textual content from Word files.
    • Code Implementation:
      import win32com.client def extract_text_win32com(file_path): word = win32com.client.Dispatch("Word.Application") doc = word.Documents.Open(file_path) text = doc.Content.Text doc.Close() word.Quit() return text # Usage: extracted_text = extract_text_win32com("sample.docx") print(extracted_text)

  7. "Parsing .docx files in Python using lxml"

    • Description: This query explores parsing .docx files using the lxml library in Python.
    • Code Implementation:
      from lxml import etree import zipfile def parse_docx_lxml(file_path): with zipfile.ZipFile(file_path) as zf: xml_content = zf.read('word/document.xml') xml_tree = etree.fromstring(xml_content) for element in xml_tree.iter(): if element.tag.endswith('t'): print(element.text) # Usage: parse_docx_lxml("sample.docx")

  8. "Comparing text extraction methods for Word documents in Python"

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