docx2md

Converts Microsoft Word document files (.docx extension) to Markdown files.

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1. Install

pip install docx2md

2. How to use

usage: docx2md [-h] [-m] [-v] [--debug] SRC.docx DST.md

positional arguments:
  SRC.docx        Microsoft Word file to read
  DST.md          Markdown file to write

optional arguments:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -m, --md_table  use Markdown table notation instead of <table>
  -v, --version   show version
  --debug         for debug

3. Tables

A table is output as <table id="table(n)">. id is the order of output, starting from 1.

If --md_table is specified, the output will use |, but the title line item will be # fixed.

| # | # | # |
|---|---|---|
|a|b|c|
|d|e|f|
|g|h|i|

4. Pictures

Images will be output as <img id="image(n)">. The id is output in order starting from 1.

5. Examples

• source: example/example.docx
• result: example/README.me, example/media/*

6. Elements that can be converted

• Tables (including merged cells)
• Lists (also with numbers as bullets)
• Headings
• Embedded images
• Page breaks (converted to <div class="break"></div>)
• Line breaks within paragraphs (converted to <br>)
• Text boxes (inserted in the body)

7. Elements that cannot be converted (only known ones)

• Table of Contents
• Text decoration (bold and etc...)

8. API

8.1. function

• docx2md.do_convert

>>> help(docx2md.do_convert)
Help on function do_convert in module docx2md.convert:

do_convert(docx_file: str, target_dir='', use_md_table=False) -> str
    convert docx_file to Markdown text and return it

    Args:
        docx_file(str): a file to parse
        target_dir(str): save images into target_dir/media/ if specified
        use_md_table(bool): use Markdown table notation instead of HTHML
    Returns:
        Markdown text(str)

8.2. class

• docx2md.DocxFile
• docx2md.DocxMedia
• docx2md.Converter

Refer to the do_convert implementation for the usage of each class.

def do_convert(docx_file: str, target_dir="", use_md_table=False)  -> str:
    try:
        docx = DocxFile(docx_file)
        media = DocxMedia(docx)
        if target_dir:
            media.save(target_dir)
        converter = Converter(docx.document(), media, use_md_table)
        return converter.convert()
    except Exception as e:
        return f"Exception: {e}"

9. License

MIT

10. Changelog

• 1.0.4 fix issue #6
• 1.0.3 add API
• 1.0.2 change packaging system to pyproject.toml