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# Recommended reading

- The [LXML tutorial](http://codespeak.net/lxml/tutorial.html) covers the basics of XML etrees, which we create, append and insert to make XML documents. LXML also provides XPath, which we use to specify locations in the document.
- The [OpenXML WordML specs and videos](http://openxmldeveloper.org) (if you're stuck).

<a href="http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Office%20Open%20XML%201st%20edition%20Part%204%20(DOCX).zip">The OpenXML ECMA spec in particular</a>

is the main file you care about.

- If you're stuck. check out the [OpenXML specs and videos](http://openxmldeveloper.org). In particular, the is [OpenXML ECMA spec] [] is well worth a read.
- Learning about [XML namespaces](http://www.w3schools.com/XML/xml_namespaces.asp)
- The [Namespaces section of Dive into Python](http://diveintopython3.org/xml.html)
- Microsoft's [introduction to the Office (2007) Open XML File Formats](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338205.aspx)
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- Use element.append(makelement()) to add that element to your tree
- Open the doc in Word and see if it still works
- Repeat the last three steps until you discover which element is causing the prob

[OpenXML ECMA spec]: http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Office%20Open%20XML%201st%20edition%20Part%204%20(DOCX).zip

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