Convert PST to DOTX using Python

PST to DOTX conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word^® or Outlook.

Why to Convert PST to DOTX?

The PST (Personal Storage Table) format is used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, tasks, calendar items, and other data. It is a proprietary file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, tasks, calendar items, and other data. On the other hand, DOTX is a template file format used by Microsoft Word. It is used to store documents with predefined formatting, layout, and styles. Converting PST to DOTX allows users to access the data stored in PST files in a Word document.

How Aspose.Total helps for PST to DOTX 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 provides two APIs, Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET, which makes the conversion of PST to DOTX 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 DOTX format. This process helps to automate the conversion process and makes it easier for Python developers to add PST to DOTX conversion feature within their application.

How to Convert PST to DOTX 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 DOTX 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 PST To DOTX in Python

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