{"id":1464,"library":"docx2txt","title":"docx2txt","description":"docx2txt is a pure Python-based utility designed to extract text and images from .docx files. It leverages the `python-docx` library for parsing the document structure and `Pillow` for image handling. The current version is 0.9, and the project appears to be in maintenance mode with infrequent releases, primarily addressing minor updates.","status":"active","version":"0.9","language":"en","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/ankushshah89/python-docx2txt","tags":["docx","text extraction","document processing","pure python"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install docx2txt","lang":"bash","label":"Install latest version"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"Core dependency for parsing .docx file structure and extracting text.","package":"python-docx","optional":false},{"reason":"Used for handling and saving extracted images from .docx files.","package":"Pillow","optional":false}],"imports":[{"symbol":"process","correct":"import docx2txt\ntext = docx2txt.process('document.docx')"}],"quickstart":{"code":"import docx2txt\nimport os\n\n# Assuming 'my_document.docx' exists in the current directory\n# and 'extracted_images' is a directory for image output.\n# If 'my_document.docx' does not exist, create a dummy one for testing.\nif not os.path.exists('my_document.docx'):\n    print(\"Please create a dummy 'my_document.docx' file for this example.\")\n    # Example: Create a simple dummy docx (requires python-docx library)\n    # from docx import Document\n    # document = Document()\n    # document.add_paragraph('This is a test document for docx2txt.')\n    # document.save('my_document.docx')\n\n# Extract text\ntext = docx2txt.process(\"my_document.docx\")\nprint(\"Extracted Text:\\n\", text)\n\n# Extract text and images to a specified directory\nimage_dir = 'extracted_images'\nif not os.path.exists(image_dir):\n    os.makedirs(image_dir)\n\ntext_with_images = docx2txt.process(\"my_document.docx\", image_dir)\nprint(f\"\\nExtracted Text (images saved to {image_dir}):\\n\", text_with_images)\n","lang":"python","description":"This quickstart demonstrates how to extract text from a .docx file and optionally extract embedded images to a specified directory. Ensure a .docx file exists for the example to run correctly."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Always ensure the input path points to an accessible and valid .docx file before calling `docx2txt.process()`.","message":"Input files must exist and be valid .docx files. Passing non-existent paths or corrupted/invalid files will raise `FileNotFoundError` or other exceptions from `python-docx`.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1 - 0.9"},{"fix":"Pass a string representing an existing or creatable directory path to the `img_dir` argument of `docx2txt.process()`.","message":"When extracting images, you must provide a valid directory path for `img_dir`. If `img_dir` is not provided, images will be skipped. If the provided directory does not exist, `docx2txt` will attempt to create it. Ensure the process has write permissions to the specified `img_dir`.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1 - 0.9"},{"fix":"For critical applications, always verify the extracted text against the original document. Consider alternative libraries or more robust parsing solutions for highly complex documents.","message":"docx2txt relies on `python-docx` and may not perfectly handle all complex .docx features (e.g., embedded objects, intricate formatting, specific table layouts, or non-standard XML structures). Text extraction might lose some formatting or omit certain content types.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1 - 0.9"},{"fix":"Ensure your environment uses Python 3.6 or a newer version before installing and using `docx2txt`.","message":"Although PyPI states `requires_python: None`, the underlying `python-docx` dependency (version >=0.8.10) requires Python 3.6 or newer. Therefore, `docx2txt` effectively also requires Python 3.6+ to function correctly.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"0.1 - 0.9"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z"}