Why to Convert MSG to OTT?
MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails. It is a proprietary format and is not supported by other email clients. OTT is a file format used by Microsoft Word to store documents. It is a more widely accepted format and is supported by many other applications. Therefore, it is often necessary to convert MSG files to OTT format in order to make them more accessible.
How Aspose.Total Helps for MSG to OTT Conversion?
Aspose.Total for Python via .NET is a comprehensive package of various APIs that can help developers automate the conversion process. It includes Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET APIs, which make it easy to convert MSG files to OTT format using Python. The conversion process is a two-step process. Firstly, the Email is loaded and rendered into HTML using Aspose.Email for Python via .NET. Secondly, the converted HTML is loaded using Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and saved into the respective Word OTT format. This makes it easy for developers to quickly and easily convert MSG files to OTT format.
How to Convert MSG to OTT in Python
- Open the source MSG file using MailMessage.load class
- Call the
save
method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your MSG file is converted to HTML at the specified path - Now Load the saved HTML file using Document
- Call the save method with relevant file path. So finally the MSG is converted
Conversion Requirements
- For MSG to OTT conversion, Python 3.5 or later is required
- Reference APIs within the project directly from PyPI ( Aspose.Words and Aspose.Email )
- Or use the following pip command
pip install aspose.words
andpip install Aspose.Email-for-Python-via-NET
- Moreover, Microsoft Windows or Linux based OS (see more for Words and Email ) and for Linux check additional requirements for gcc and libpython and follow step by step instructions INSTALL