docx2txt

Warnings

• gotcha 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`.
  Fix: Always ensure the input path points to an accessible and valid .docx file before calling `docx2txt.process()`.
• gotcha 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`.
  Fix: Pass a string representing an existing or creatable directory path to the `img_dir` argument of `docx2txt.process()`.
• gotcha 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.
  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.
• gotcha 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.
  Fix: Ensure your environment uses Python 3.6 or a newer version before installing and using `docx2txt`.

Install

• pip install docx2txt Install latest version

Imports

• process

  import docx2txt
  text = docx2txt.process('document.docx')

Quickstart

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.

import docx2txt
import os

# Assuming 'my_document.docx' exists in the current directory
# and 'extracted_images' is a directory for image output.
# If 'my_document.docx' does not exist, create a dummy one for testing.
if not os.path.exists('my_document.docx'):
    print("Please create a dummy 'my_document.docx' file for this example.")
    # Example: Create a simple dummy docx (requires python-docx library)
    # from docx import Document
    # document = Document()
    # document.add_paragraph('This is a test document for docx2txt.')
    # document.save('my_document.docx')

# Extract text
text = docx2txt.process("my_document.docx")
print("Extracted Text:\n", text)

# Extract text and images to a specified directory
image_dir = 'extracted_images'
if not os.path.exists(image_dir):
    os.makedirs(image_dir)

text_with_images = docx2txt.process("my_document.docx", image_dir)
print(f"\nExtracted Text (images saved to {image_dir}):\n", text_with_images)