Edit table in word docx using Python

Question

How can I edit an already existing table in a word document using Python. Let's say inside my word document i have a table with only 2 rows and I want to add more rows in Python, how can i do this? I've tried with docx library but the best I can do with this is creating a table and saving it to a word document.

I want to edit an already existing table. Thanks!

Answer 1

Code

You can do this in the docx library, by accessing .tables from a Document.

from docx import Document

doc = Document('grid.docx')
doc.tables #a list of all tables in document
print("Retrieved value: " + doc.tables[0].cell(0, 0).text)
doc.tables[0].cell(0, 0).text = "new value"
doc.tables[0].add_row() #ADD ROW HERE
doc.save("grid2.docx")

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