Convert PST to FLATOPC using Python
PST to FLATOPC conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.
Why to Convert PST to FLATOPC?
Python developers often need to convert PST to FLATOPC format for various reasons. PST is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook to store emails, contacts, calendar items, tasks, and other data. FLATOPC is a file format used by Microsoft Word to store documents. Converting PST to FLATOPC allows users to access their Outlook data in a Word document.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PST to FLATOPC 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 a simple and efficient way to automate the conversion process from PST to FLATOPC. It includes two APIs, Aspose.Words for Python via .NET and Aspose.Email for Python via .NET, which makes the conversion process easy and straightforward.
The conversion process is a two-step process. Firstly, the PST file 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 FLATOPC format. This process is fast and efficient and can be easily automated using Python.
Aspose.Total for Python via .NET is a great tool for Python developers who need to convert PST to FLATOPC format. It provides a simple and efficient way to automate the conversion process and makes it easy to access Outlook data in a Word document.
How to Convert PST to FLATOPC 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 FLATOPC 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