antiword

library0.1.0pypypi✓ verified 80d ago

A Python library to convert MS Word .doc files to plain text, wrapping the external antiword command-line tool. Version 0.1.0 (stable).

data

pip install antiword

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · ANTIWORD

antiword

datapythonv0.1.0

Install

1.7s avg

Import

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Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.1.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 17.8MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.7s · import 0.000s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

main

✓ from antiword import main

✗ from antiword import antiword

run

✓ from antiword import run

ArgumentParser

✓ from antiword import ArgumentParser

Convert a .doc file to text; requires antiword binary installed.

from antiword import antiword text = antiword('document.doc') print(text)

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe library is a thin wrapper and requires the `antiword` command-line tool to be installed on the system (e.g., via `apt install antiword`).

fix

Install antiword system package: `brew install antiword` (macOS) or `apt-get install antiword` (Debian/Ubuntu).

affects: all

breakingThe package `antiword` on PyPI (version 0.1.0) is not the same as the commonly known `antiword` CLI tool. It is a Python wrapper with a different API than older third-party wrappers.

fix

Use `from antiword import antiword`; not `import antiword` or other imports.

affects: 0.1.0

gotchaOnly supports .doc files (not .docx). Attempting to convert .docx will raise an error.

fix

Ensure input files are .doc format, or use a library like `python-docx` for .docx.

affects: all

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Version history

0.1.0latest on PyPI · released Oct 19, 2021

Audit

Dependencies

antiword (system binary)requiredThe Python library is a wrapper; requires the antiword command-line tool installed

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/2e0byo/antiword ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/antiword/ ↗