Python Learning: Automate Boring Stuff with Python | Chapter 13: Custom Invitations as Word Documents

“Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

I know that feeling…humph.. 10:36:20 PM

# usage python invitation.py <textFile>

import docx
import os
import sys
import logging
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
                    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")

if len(sys.argv) == 2:
    # TODO: GET TEXT FILE
    textFileName = sys.argv[1]
    textFileName = os.path.abspath(textFileName)
    # TODO: TEST IF EXISTS
    if not os.path.exists(textFileName):
        logging.error("File does not exist")
        raise
    # TODO: READ FILE
    file = open(textFileName)
    # TODO: CREATE DOCX OBJECT
    doc = docx.Document()
    names = file.readlines()
    for name in names:
        name = name.strip()
        # TODO: CREATE INVITATION PER NAME
        p = doc.add_paragraph("", "Normal")
        p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
        p.add_run("It would be a pleasure to have the company of").italic = True
        p = doc.add_paragraph("", "Title")
        p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
        r = p.add_run(name)
        r.bold = True
        r.all_caps = True
        p = doc.add_paragraph("", "Normal")
        p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
        p.add_run("at 1101 Memory Lane on the Evening of").italic = True
        p = doc.add_paragraph("", "Normal")
        p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
        p.add_run("April 1st")
        p = doc.add_paragraph("", "Normal")
        p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
        p.add_run("at 7 o' clock").italic = True
        doc.add_page_break()
        # TODO: SAVE DOCUMENT
        doc.save("guest_invitation.docx")
        logging.info("Invitations completed")
    file.close()
else:
    logging.error("usage python invitation.py <textFile>")

As always we will see in the next post!