Why doesn't this code work? What is wrong with path?

[Melcu54]

hello, I have an error on the code below. Ths code converts all txt files into docx, from the same folder. But I have an error on path, I try many combinations, how to write the path, but still doesn't work.

This is the code:

# pip install docx
# pip install document
# pip install python-docx

from docx import Document
import re
import os

path = r'd:\2022_12_02'
direct = os.listdir(path)
print(path)

for i in direct:
    document = Document()
    document.add_heading(i, 0)
    myfile = open('d:\2022_12_02'+i).read()
    myfile = re.sub(r'[^\x00-\x7F]+|\x0c',' ', myfile) # remove all non-XML-compatible characters
    p = document.add_paragraph(myfile)
    document.save('d:\2022_12_02'+i+'.docx')

This is the error:

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\convert txt to docs.py", line 16, in <module>
    myfile = open('d:\2022_12_02'+i).read()
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'd:\x822_12_025g.txt'
>>> 

Can anyone test the code, and help me with a solution?

[buran]

Note that on line 16 (and also on line 19) you use normal string, not raw string like on line 9. Shouldn't you use path name in open(). Also You should use os.path.join() - right now you miss separator

[Melcu54]

I don't know Python very well.

can someone help me with a code modification that will solve the problem?

[DeaD_EyE]

Code is not tested. Maybe it works directly, or you have to correct some errors.
Use pathlib.Path.
Don't run this code on Data you don't have a backup of.

import re
from pathlib import Path

from docx import Document

path = Path(r"d:\2022_12_02")

if path.exists():
    print(path, "exists")
else:
    print(path, "does not exist")
    raise SystemExit(-1)


for file in path.glob("*"):
    # file is a Path object

    document = Document()
    # file.name is the name of the file as str without the Path
    document.add_heading(file.name, 0)

    # Path objects do have the read_text, read_bytes
    # method and also supports
    # open with context managers

    # remove all non-XML-compatible characters
    file_content = re.sub(r"[^\x00-\x7F]+|\x0c", " ", file.read_text())
    document.add_paragraph(file_content)
    # if Document could not handle Path objects,
    # you must convert the Path object to a str

    # document.save(str(file))
    document.save(file)

[Melcu54]

I don't know Python very well.

can someone help me with a code modification that will solve the problem?

thanks, I run the code, doesn't give any error.

ok, But I cannot find the converted file. Where is the .doc or docx file? Shouldn't save it on the same folder, with the extension doc?

[Melcu54]

no, no, I see now. It is working fine, except is doesn't change automaticaly the extension, I must change the extension myself.

So, your code is great. Thanks. But, for a better version, Python should make a new file with the new extension, and to read UTF-8 files.

[deanhystad]

How can you do that, save the document to a different file? Where would that be done?

[Melcu54]

yes, for example:

hitman.txt
love and devotion.txt

(alternative, Python can create automat a subfolder called docx)

those files will become:

hitman.docx
love and devotion.docx