word-document-processor

A user may ask you to create, edit, or analyze the contents of a .docx file. A .docx file is essentially a ZIP archive containing XML files and other resources that you can read or edit. You have different tools and workflows available for different tasks. Use "Text extraction" or "Raw XML access" sections below Use "Creating a new Word document" workflow Your own document + simple changes Use "Basic OOXML editing" workflow Someone else's document Use "Redlining workflow" (recommended default) Legal, academic, business, or government docs Use "Redlining workflow" (required) If you just need to read the text contents of a document, you should convert the document to markdown using pandoc. Pandoc provides excellent support for preserving document structure and can show tracked changes: You need raw XML access for: comments, complex formatting, document structure, embedded media, and metadata. For any of these features, you'll need to unpack a document and read its raw XML contents. python ooxml/scripts/unpack.py When creating a new Word document from scratch, use docx-js , which allows you to create Word documents using JavaScript/TypeScript. When editing an existing Word document, use the Document library (a Python library for OOXML manipulation). The library automatically handles infrastructure setup and provides methods for document manipulation.