Create .docx file in python(Odoo): python-docx

In this tutorial, I will discuss how to create the .docx file using python. In python one of the ways to create the .docx file is using the python–docx library. Recently I was working on a project in Odoo where I needed to create a .docx file using python. I faced some challenges that I am sharing here.  I will show how to add the images, header, footer, etc in the .docx file.

In order to start with the python-docx, you have to install the library, you can install the library using any of the following ways.
1) You can install it using pip as:

pip install python-docx

2)You can install it using easy_install as:

easy_install python-docx

3) You can also install it by manually downloading from PyPI, unpack it and then simply run setup.py

tar xvzf python-docx-{version}.tar.gz

cd python-docx-{version}

python setup.py install

4) After the library is installed you can create a .docx file. I will create a “Test_word.docx” file and I will explain the meaning of some words also.

from docx import Document   #Import the Document
from docx.shared import Inches   #Import Inches, used to set width, height etc
from docx.shared import Pt   #Import Pt, used to font etc
document = Document()  
logo_path = 'logo.png'    # Path of the image file
section = document.sections[0]   # Create a section
sec_header = section.header   # Create header 
header_tp = sec_header.add_paragraph()  # Add a paragraph in the header, you can add any anything in the paragraph
header_run = header_tp.add_run()   # Add a run in the paragraph. In the run you can set the values 
header_run.add_picture(logo_path, width=Inches(2.0))  # Add a picture and set width.
rml_header = "\t\t This is the header message"
header_run.add_text(rml_header)
header_run.add_text("\n________________________________________________________________________________________________")
header_run.font.size =  Pt(8)
text = "Second Floor\nA 20 Sector 1\n Lajpat Nagar \nNew Delhi 201301\n______________"
table_main = document.add_table(rows=1, cols=2)

table_main.allow_autofit = True
tx_cells = table_main.rows[0].cells

tb_cell_run = tx_cells[0].add_paragraph().add_run()
tb_cell_run.add_text(text)
tb_cell_run.font.size =  Pt(8)
tx_cells[0].width = Inches(5)

pic_cells = table_main.rows[0].cells
pic_cell = pic_cells[1]

run = pic_cell.add_paragraph().add_run()
run.add_picture("user_image.jpg", width=Inches(0.8))

user_address = document.add_paragraph()
user_address_run = user_address.add_run()
user_address_run.text = "First Floor\nA 50 Sector 1\n Noida \n U.P 201301\n______________"
user_address_run.font.size =  Pt(8)
table = document.add_table(rows=1, cols=4)  #Create a table with and set the rows and columns
table.style = "Table Grid"   # Define the table style.  You can set any style defined in the styles files of the library
hdr_cells = table.rows[0].cells
hdr_cells[0].text = 'Image'
hdr_cells[1].text = 'Product'
hdr_cells[2].text = 'Quantity'
hdr_cells[3].text = 'Unit Price'

records = [{'image':"1.jpeg", "product":"Product 1",'quantity':1, 'price':100}, {'image':"2.png", "product":"Product 2",'quantity':2, 'price':200}]
for record in records:
    row_cells = table.add_row().cells
    image_cell = row_cells[0].add_paragraph('')
    image_cell.add_run().add_picture(record.get('image'), width=Inches(0.5))
    row_cells[1].text = str(record.get('product'))
    row_cells[2].text = str(record.get('quantity')) 
    row_cells[3].text = str(record.get('price'))
section = document.sections[0]
default_footer = section.footer   # Add a footer
footer_p = default_footer.add_paragraph()
text = "Phone: 1256252352565  .  Email:[email protected]   .   Website: http://www.example.com"
footer_r = footer_p.add_run()
footer_r.add_text(text)
footer_r.font.size = Pt(8)

document.add_page_break()
document.save("Test_word.docx")  # Save the file

This is the screenshot of the file that has been created after compilation.

You can customize your file according to your requirement using the style, fonts, width, alignment, etc. You can check the features from the GitHub.
https://github.com/python-openxml/python-docx

If you are using Odoo then you can also save this file in the attachment and then can download it from there whenever required.

Attachment = self.env['ir.attachment'].sudo().create({
				'datas': base64Data,
				'type': 'binary',
				'res_model': 'modal.modal',
				'res_id': int(quote_id),
				'db_datas': 'Test_Docx.docx',
				'datas_fname':'Test_Docx.docx',
				'name':'Test_Docx.docx',
				}
				)

That is it.!!!
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