Convert PST to DOC using Python
PST to DOC conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.
Why to Convert PST to DOC
The PST (Personal Storage Table) format is a proprietary file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, tasks, calendar items, and other data. It is a great way to store and organize data, but it is not very useful for sharing with other applications. The DOC (Document) format, on the other hand, is a widely used file format for documents created by Microsoft Word. It is a great way to share documents with other applications and users. Therefore, it is often necessary to convert PST files to DOC format in order to share the data with other applications or users.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PST to DOC 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 two APIs, Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET, which makes the conversion of PST to DOC easy using Python. It is a two step process, firstly load Email and render it into HTML via Aspose.Email for Python via .NET. Secondly load the converted HTML using Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and save it into respective Word DOC format. This makes it easy for Python developers to add a PST to DOC conversion feature within their application.
How to Convert PST to DOC in Python
- Open the source PST file using MailMessage.load class
- Call the
save
method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your PST 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 PST is converted
Conversion Requirements
- For PST to DOC 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