Convert the docx created to pdf file

[sabygo]

Can we convert the docx file created by python-docx to pdf or there is any way to save as the docx file to pdf.

[danmilon]

Thats a whole different story, not something this library deals with. See unoconv.

[sabygo]

thanks for your reply

[sabygo]

thanks for your comment is there any other way other than unoconv so that from code only i can convert the docx created by python-docx to pdf

[danmilon]

That, I dont know.

[fstraw]

I use the following function, which is reliant on PyWin32

def convert_to_pdf(doc):
    try:
        word = client.DispatchEx("Word.Application")
        new_name = doc.replace(".docx", r".pdf")
        worddoc = word.Documents.Open(doc)
        worddoc.SaveAs(new_name, FileFormat = 17)
        worddoc.Close()
    except Exception, e:
            return e
    finally:
            word.Quit()

[sabygo]

thanks fstraw

[sabygo]

i had one more question Brandon i am basically taking out text from a wysiwyg editor which contains images as well as text in it so I need to add those images with the text in there relative position in the docx created. Can you help me with this. the text may also contain some wysiwyg formulas also.

[thisisprabin]

Any other module because pywin doesn't work in ubuntu

[jorgeas80]

I upload the docx to Google Drive and download a PDF version. It's not perfect, but works for me, and can be done with the Google Python libraries

[Schleehauf]

For conversion have look at pandoc https://pandoc.org/

[pylang]

@fstraw 's solution works well. Here's some more info:

Install pywin32 via:

• download binaries
• or install the latest wheel via PyPI, i.e. > pip install pywin32

You may need to refresh your session if using a script or notebook.

import win32com.client as client


def convert_to_pdf(filepath:str):
    """Save a pdf of a docx file."""    
    try:
        word = client.DispatchEx("Word.Application")
        target_path = filepath.replace(".docx", r".pdf")
        word_doc = word.Documents.Open(filepath)
        word_doc.SaveAs(target_path, FileFormat=17)
        word_doc.Close()
    except Exception as e:
            raise e
    finally:
            word.Quit()

I've found this approach to preserve embedded images and styles from a .docx file (compared to pandoc).

[luke4u]

@pylang , do you have a solution that is not based on win32com? Our MS macro has been disabled by the firm. cannot use anything based on win32com.

[juan-gama]

@pylang , do you have a solution that is not based on win32com? Our MS macro has been disabled by the firm. cannot use anything based on win32com.

You can use pandoc https://pandoc.org/
Keep in mind you have to install pdfTex which comes on the texlive package, so in general you would want to in Ubuntu/Debian like OS:

1. sudo apt install texlive
2. Download pandoc deb
3. sudo dpkg -i pandoc.deb

At the end you can run:
pandoc -s test.docx -o testt.pdf