Pure Python Microsoft Office Word support

Lighting talk from PyCon 2010 on Python DocX.

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1. Python Docx A bullshit-free way to create, edit, and read MS Word documents @mikemaccana github.com/mikemaccana/python-docx Friday, 19 February 2010
2. Previous Approaches Approach Using Shitty Old Technology Calling Java Apache POI Java Automating OpenOffice PyUNO OpenOffice Automating MS Office COM COM MS OpenXML SDK IronPython Windows Friday, 19 February 2010
3. Making Documents Paragraphs Bullets/Numbering Headings Tables Images Section and Page Breaks Stuff for screen readers Document Properties Friday, 19 February 2010
4. Reading Documents Extract plain text of document Originally I intended this for Python programmers Has since found popularity with ANGRY UNIX GUYS. And document properties too. Friday, 19 February 2010
5. Manipulating Existing Docs Add and delete items anywhere within the document Search + replace Friday, 19 February 2010
6. Serving Suggestions Python LinkedIn API - auto-build a Word doc whenever some old recruiting dude asks for one. Lamson - transparently fuck with people’s email attachments. NLTK - pass content to NLTK for logical inference, identifying people / org relationships, etc. Friday, 19 February 2010
7. Future I’m going to fucking have to do styles at some point. Fuckity fuck fuck fuck. Friday, 19 February 2010
8. Join us! <1000 lines - lxml does all the heavy lifting nose (currently 100% coverage) Example code for everything MIT licensed Friday, 19 February 2010
9. github.com/mikemaccana/python-docx @mikemaccana Thankyou Friday, 19 February 2010