Convert ODT to MSG using Python

ODT to MSG conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.

 

Why to Convert ODT to MSG?

ODT (OpenDocument Text) is an open standard for word processing documents, which is used by many applications such as Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice.org. MSG (Outlook Message File) is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook and Exchange to store email messages, contact, appointment, and other items. Converting ODT to MSG allows users to access the content of the ODT file in Outlook.

How Aspose.Total helps for ODT to MSG Conversion?

Aspose.Total for Python via .NET is a full package of various APIs dealing different formats including Email, Images and Microsoft Word formats. It includes Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET APIs that makes the conversion of ODT to MSG easy using Python. It’s a two step process, firstly load the Word file and render it into HTML via Aspose.Words for Python via .NET . Secondly load the converted HTML using Aspose.Email for Python via .NET and save it into MSG format. This process can be automated using Aspose.Total for Python via .NET API. It provides a simple and efficient way to convert ODT to MSG without any manual intervention. The API also supports other features such as formatting, text extraction, and image manipulation.

How to Convert ODT to MSG in Python

  • Open the source ODT file using Document class
  • Call the save method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your ODT file is converted to HTML at the specified path
  • Now Load the saved HTML file using MailMessage.load
  • Call the save method with relevant file path. So finally the ODT is converted

Conversion Requirements

  • For ODT to MSG 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 and pip 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
 

Save ODT To MSG in Python

 

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