How to use Python iteration to read paragraphs, tables and pictures in word？

[Slowhalfframe]

So far, I've found a way to read paragraphs and tables in word sequentially and iteratively, but I'm stuck with how to read pictures sequentially.
I would like to ask you to help me on the basis of the original code to achieve how the sequence of iteration word pictures?
Here is my current code

from docx.document import Document as _Document
from docx.oxml.text.paragraph import CT_P
from docx.oxml.table import CT_Tbl
from docx.table import _Cell, Table, _Row
from docx.text.paragraph import Paragraph
import docx
path = './test.docx'
doc = docx.Document(path)

def iter_block_items(parent):
    if isinstance(parent, _Document):
        parent_elm = parent.element.body
    elif isinstance(parent, _Cell):
        parent_elm = parent._tc
    elif isinstance(parent, _Row):
        parent_elm = parent._tr
    else:
        raise ValueError("something's not right")
    for child in parent_elm.iterchildren():
        if isinstance(child, CT_P):
            yield Paragraph(child, parent)
        elif isinstance(child, CT_Tbl):
            yield Table(child, parent)

for block in iter_block_items(doc):
    # read Paragraph
    if isinstance(block, Paragraph):
        print(block.text)
    # read table
    elif isinstance(block, Table):
        print(block.style.name)

[scanny]

What do you want to do with those picture items once you find them?

[Slowhalfframe]

What do you want to do with those picture items once you find them?

I want to read paragraphs, tables and pictures in word order and save them for editing. Finally, I want to write the edited data back to a new word file in the original word format.

[scanny]

So you want to be able to access the image file itself it sounds like, perhaps so you could save it as image-1.png.

There's currently no API support for that. Also, a picture is not a block item (it is an inline item). So you would need to find those in the runs in which they occur, in the general case having run text on either side of them.

I don't think I can be of much help to you other than pointing you here:
https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/master/docx/shape.py#L44

and here:
https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx/blob/master/docx/parts/story.py#L50

for hints about how the XML around inline-shapes (of which picture is one type) works. And here:
https://python-docx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dev/analysis/features/shapes/shapes-inline-size.html#specimen-xml

for an example of how the XML itself looks.

[phillipkent]

I also struggled over this issue of reading paragraphs, tables and images sequentially. Thanks to a blog post by David Ssali (https://medium.com/@dvdssali/docx-to-html-1374eb6491a1) I managed to work it out. See this gist for a code sample which converts DOCX to HTML.
I also developed a script to convert from DOCX to a new DOCX. I will post that separately.

[phillipkent]

Here is my code for converting a source DOCX to a new DOCX: gist

I am assuming since you are reading this that you have got the problem of converting a large number of 'structured' source documents to new document formats (with new styles, company branding, etc). This code is offered as an example of how to do it - you will need to adapt the code to how your source documents are structured and what you want your new document structure to be like.

In my code, the new document is based on a 'stub' document which contains preamble text (title page and copyright information) and styles. The new document starts as the stub, then the source document is stepped-through for its paragraphs, tables and images, which are processed and inserted at the end of the new document.

Source documents are taken from the directory 'source' and converted documents are saved to the directory 'converted'. Two types of source documents are handled: 'Fiscal Guide' or 'Economics Regime'. Each one has its own stub document and different conversion steps. The stub documents are not included here! The code is offered as an example for adaptation to your own uses.

[Goodelang]

How about this way to list picture and text? But I don't know how to convert wmf and emf to other formats

from docx import Document
from os.path import basename
import re
file_name = "D:/2.docx"
doc = Document(file_name)
a = list()
pattern = re.compile('rId\d+')
for graph in doc.paragraphs:
    b = list()
    for run in graph.runs:
        if run.text != '':
            b.append(run.text)
        else:
            # b.append(pattern.search(run.element.xml))
            contentID = pattern.search(run.element.xml).group(0)
            try:
                contentType = doc.part.related_parts[contentID].content_type
            except KeyError as e:
                print(e)
                continue
            if not contentType.startswith('image'):
                continue
            imgName = basename(doc.part.related_parts[contentID].partname)
            imgData = doc.part.related_parts[contentID].blob
            b.append(imgData)
    a.append(b)

[Niraj-Lunavat]

Hi
Thanks for this one.
have you found any solution to this? @Slowhalfframe

[fogdingding]

can try, soffice --headless --convert-to png test.wmf
soffice is libreoffice

[viccP]

> convert

it works,thanks @Goodelang

[basavaraj1997]

Here is an example showed to get paragraph wise text and image text but tables are not possible to get in sequence.
image text extracted using tesseract tool.
images accessed using content type and Id check below link
hope this will helpful.
https://rndcode.blogspot.com/2023/12/to-read-paragraphs-tables-and-pictures.html