{"categories":[{"label":"Markup","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing-markup"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Creates, reads, and writes Microsoft Office Word 2007 docx files in pure Python without requiring Office, COM automation, or external tools.","skillfed_tags":["abandoned","legacy-package"],"use_cases":["Generate Word documents programmatically from Python scripts or web applications without Office installed.","Extract plain text from existing docx files for indexing, analysis, or migration to other formats.","Automate document creation with dynamic content like reports, invoices, or mail-merge templates.","Parse user-completed Word document templates using XPath queries to extract structured data.","Modify existing docx files by adding, deleting, or replacing content at specific locations."],"what_it_does":"The docx module is a pure-Python library for creating, reading, and editing Microsoft Word 2007 docx files without requiring Office or COM automation. It can generate documents with paragraphs, bullets, numbered lists, headings, tables, page breaks, and images, and can parse existing docx files to extract text, search and replace content, and run XPath queries on document structure.\n\nThe project was last updated in 2014 and is now archived. While it has moderate download volume, its abandonment means no bug fixes, security updates, or compatibility improvements for modern Python versions. The install friction is high due to tarball-only distribution and external dependencies (lxml, PIL). Use only if you need legacy docx support in an older codebase; for new projects, consider actively maintained alternatives.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned (last update 2014, archived repository), has high install friction (tarball only, external build dependencies), and offers no Python version guarantee for modern environments. For new projects, use python-docx (the actively maintained fork) or another current library. Only consider this version if you have legacy code already depending on it and cannot migrate."},"id":"docx","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/docx","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/docx.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/docx/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2014-02-06","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"docx","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"The docx module creates, reads and writes Microsoft Office Word 2007 docx files"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":381350,"position":7096,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.4"}