Python Writing huge string in text file with a new line character every 240 characters

Question

I need to convert a word document into html code and then save it into a .txt file with lines of no longer than 100 characters (there's a process later on that won't pick up more than 255 characters if they're not in separate lines).

So far, I've successfully (though a better solution is welcome) managed to convert the .docx file into html and deploy that variable into a .txt file. However, I'm not able to figure out how to separate the lines. Is there any integrated function which could achieve this?

import mammoth

with open(r'C:\Users\uXXXXXX\Downloads\Test_Script.docx', "rb") as docx_file:
    result = mammoth.convert_to_html(docx_file)
    html = result.value # The generated HTML
    messages = result.messages # Any messages, such as warnings during conversion
    
with open(r'C:\Users\uXXXXXX\Downloads\Output.txt', 'w') as text_file:
    text_file.write(html)

It's not stated, but I suspect you don't want newlines in the middle of words, or tags right? — Barmar, Mar 12 '21 at 15:55
Would inserting a newline every 100 characters into `html` work for you? — Captain Trojan, Mar 12 '21 at 15:56
Sorry, not required. Just inserting a newline every 100 characters would work, yeah. — Javi Torre, Mar 12 '21 at 16:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 12 '21 at 16:11

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In that case, you can just do

html = "..."
i = 100
while i < len(html):
    html = html[:i] + "\n" + html[i:]
    i += 101

answered Mar 12 '21 at 16:11

Captain Trojan

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Thanks. I may need an additional question for this, but, is it possible to maintain the word color formatting when converting the word document to html? – Javi Torre Mar 12 '21 at 16:23
@JaviTorre Possibly. Docx is basically html with spice, so using a proper library, yes. However, the docx format is proprietary, so there is little to no documentation on the subject. You might want to ask an additional question for this. I just know how to insert characters into strings in python :D – Captain Trojan Mar 12 '21 at 16:46

Python Writing huge string in text file with a new line character every 240 characters

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