no relationship of type ... in collection error

[cristian-codorean]

Hi, I was trying python-docx with a .docx file which I got from a .doc file 'Saved as' a Strict Open XML Document with Microsoft Office Standard 2013. Unfortunately, when I'm trying to open the .docx file with python-docx, I get the error below. Does anybody have any idea what the problem is ?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "fillin_subrep_contract.py", line 39, in <module>
    fillin_contract_docx(sys.argv[1])
  File "fillin_subrep_contract.py", line 20, in fillin_contract_docx
    document = Document(wordfile)
  File "/var/tmp/mow/git/virtualenvs/webdev/lib/python2.7/site-packages/docx/api.py", line 25, in Document
    document_part = Package.open(docx).main_document_part
  File "/var/tmp/mow/git/virtualenvs/webdev/lib/python2.7/site-packages/docx/opc/package.py", line 108, in main_document_part
    return self.part_related_by(RT.OFFICE_DOCUMENT)
  File "/var/tmp/mow/git/virtualenvs/webdev/lib/python2.7/site-packages/docx/opc/package.py", line 127, in part_related_by
    return self.rels.part_with_reltype(reltype)
  File "/var/tmp/mow/git/virtualenvs/webdev/lib/python2.7/site-packages/docx/opc/rel.py", line 63, in part_with_reltype
    rel = self._get_rel_of_type(reltype)
  File "/var/tmp/mow/git/virtualenvs/webdev/lib/python2.7/site-packages/docx/opc/rel.py", line 116, in _get_rel_of_type
    raise KeyError(tmpl % reltype)
KeyError: u"no relationship of type 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/officeDocument' in collection"

[scanny]

I expect you'll see a difference in the .rels part of the document package. I expect it uses a different URI for the main document relationship. If you dump the .rels part with opc-diag you should be able to see it.

If you do that on a regular Word document you get something like this:

$ opc browse default.docx .rels
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships">
  <Relationship Id="x" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/extended-properties" Target="docProps/app.xml"/>
  <Relationship Id="x" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/officeDocument" Target="word/document.xml"/>
  <Relationship Id="x" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships/metadata/core-properties" Target="docProps/core.xml"/>
  <Relationship Id="x" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships/metadata/thumbnail" Target="docProps/thumbnail.jpeg"/>
</Relationships>

The second relationship item is the one python-docx is looking for to start the "open" process. Apparently there's change in there somewhere when saving as strict OpenXML.

[cristian-codorean]

Thanks @scanny, my bad for using a 'Strict Open XML Document'. Re-generated my input document as a standard 'Word document' .docx and that seems to have fixed the problem.

[scanny]

Closing as resolved.

[wjchun]

i have same issue , could you have other way using the python-docx to open the docx when saving as the strict open xml ？

[tungduonghgg123]

i have same issue , could you have other way using the python-docx to open the docx when saving as the strict open xml ？

@scanny Hi, is there a way we can open this?

[Sicolas-Flamel]

Hi you guys： try save AS a new file and read it..