How to edit docx document and enter equations using Python?

Question

I would like to edit .docx documents using Python and more importantly I need it to be able to allow me to write subscripts like 2_x in Python.

I have tried the docx module but I can't seem to find out how to write subscripts.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 30 '15 at 00:33

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If you are trying to write subscripts, try using the "stringified" form, so to speak:

>>> print '2\xe2\x82\x93'
2ₓ
>>>

answered Mar 30 '15 at 00:33

A.J. Uppal

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ValueError: All strings must be XML compatible: Unicode or ASCII, no NULL bytes or control characters (it does not work :() – acorn19 Mar 30 '15 at 12:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 31 '15 at 18:00

You can use the XML representation of a subscript, eg:

<w:p>
  <w:pPr>
    <w:pStyle w:val="Normal"/>
    <w:rPr>
      <w:shd w:fill="auto" w:val="clear"/>
      <w:vertAlign w:val="subscript"/>
    </w:rPr>
  </w:pPr>
  <w:r>
    <w:rPr/>
    <w:t>2</w:t>
  </w:r>
  <w:r>
    <w:rPr>
      <w:shd w:fill="auto" w:val="clear"/>
      <w:vertAlign w:val="subscript"/>
    </w:rPr>
    <w:t>x</w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:p>

To insert that xml inside your doc, you can use the docxtemplater cli (it is written in Node) https://github.com/open-xml-templating/docxtemplater (I'm maintaining this library)

How to edit docx document and enter equations using Python?

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