Convert PST to WORD using Python
PST to WORD conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.
Why to Convert PST to Word?
For a Python developer, who is trying to add a PST to WORD conversion feature within application, it is important to understand why this conversion is necessary. PST files are used to store emails, contacts, calendar entries, and other data in a single file. This makes it easier to transfer data between different email clients. However, PST files are not compatible with Microsoft Word, which is the most popular word processing software. Therefore, it is necessary to convert PST files to Word format in order to use them in Word documents.
How Aspose.Total Helps for PST to Word 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 it easy to automate the conversion process from PST to Word 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 WORD format. This makes it easy to convert PST files to Word format and use them in Word documents.
How to Convert PST to WORD 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 WORD 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