Convert PST to DOTM using Python
PST to DOTM conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.
Why to Convert PST to DOTM
For a Python developer, who is trying to add a PST to DOTM conversion feature within application, it is important to understand why this conversion is necessary. PST stands for Personal Storage Table and is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, calendar entries, and other data. DOTM is a Microsoft Word template file format used to store macros, customizations, and other settings. Converting PST to DOTM allows the user to access the data stored in the PST file in a Word document format.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PST to DOTM 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 make the conversion of PST to DOTM 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 DOTM format. This process is automated and makes the conversion of PST to DOTM easy and efficient.
How to Convert PST to DOTM 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 DOTM 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