Question

I have have to generate a 2003 compatible doc file from python without using external program like OpenOffice or embedded language like java using Jasper, but I have not found a way to do it.
Creating a docx is quite simple and not suppose a problem, but the doc file is another history.
As an alternative solution I tried to generate a rtf file, but the unicode incompatibility (there is a library out there solving this) and the lack of features don’t allow me to go further and meet my needs.
Any advice or solution? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Because it’s a binary format you have few options. JODReports or Docmosis might be both sit over OpenOffice so can generate real doc-format files. You should be able to run either from Python and optionally bridging into Java if that improves your performance.