Convert WORDML to OST using Python
WORDML to OST conversion in your Python Applications without installing Microsoft Word® or Outlook.
Why to Convert WordML to OST?
WordML is a markup language used to represent Microsoft Word documents. It is an XML-based format that is used to store documents in a structured manner. OST is an Outlook data file format used to store emails, contacts, calendar items, tasks, and other Outlook items. It is used to store data locally on the user’s computer. Converting WordML to OST can be useful for a Python developer who wants to add a feature to their application that allows users to convert WordML documents to OST files.
How Aspose.Total Helps for WordML to OST 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 convert WordML to OST using Python. The conversion process is a two-step process. Firstly, the Word file is loaded and rendered into HTML via Aspose.Words for Python via .NET. Secondly, the converted HTML is loaded using Aspose.Email for Python via .NET and saved into OST format. This makes it easy for Python developers to add a feature to their application that allows users to convert WordML documents to OST files.
How to Convert WORDML to OST in Python
- Open the source WORDML file using Document class
- Call the
save
method while specifying output HTML file path and relevant HTML Save options as parameter. So your WORDML file is converted to HTML at the specified path - Now Load the saved HTML file using MailMessage.load
- Call the save method with relevant file path. So finally the WORDML is converted
Conversion Requirements
- For WORDML to OST 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