Markdown is a lightweight markup language that is becoming increasingly popular for writing content on the web. It offers a simple and human-readable syntax for formatting text, adding links, images, lists, and more. Many websites and content management systems support Markdown, as it can be easily converted to HTML. On the other hand, Microsoft Word is a widely used word-processing software that utilizes its own proprietary file format. While Word offers robust formatting options, its files are not always compatible with other platforms or content management systems.

In certain scenarios, it is useful to convert between Word and Markdown file formats. It allows you to take advantage of Word's advanced editing tools while also being able to publish your content in a web-friendly Markdown format. In this article, we will demonstrate how to convert Markdown to Word DOC or DOCX and convert Word DOC or DOCX to Markdown in Python using Spire.Doc for Python.

• Convert Markdown to Word in Python
• Convert Word to Markdown in Python

Install Spire.Doc for Python

This scenario requires Spire.Doc for Python and plum-dispatch v1.7.4. They can be easily installed in your Windows through the following pip command.

pip install Spire.Doc

If you are unsure how to install, please refer to this tutorial: How to Install Spire.Doc for Python on Windows

Convert Markdown to Word in Python

You can load a Markdown file using the Document.LoadFromFile(fileName, FileFormat.Markdown) method and then convert it to Word DOC or DOCX format using the Document.SaveToFile(fileName, FileFormat.Doc) or Document.SaveToFile(fileName, FileFormat.Docx) method. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create an object of the Document class.
• Load a Markdown file using the Document.LoadFromFile(fileName, FileFormat.Markdown) method.
• Save the Markdown file to a Word DOC or DOCX file using Document.SaveToFile(fileName, FileFormat.Doc) or Document.SaveToFile(fileName, FileFormat.Docx) method.

from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *

# Create an object of the Document class
document = Document()
# Load a Markdown file
document.LoadFromFile("input.md")

# Save the Markdown file to a Word DOCX file
document.SaveToFile("MdToDocx.docx", FileFormat.Docx)
# Save the Markdown file to a Word DOC file
document.SaveToFile("MdToDoc.doc", FileFormat.Doc)
document.Close()

Convert Word to Markdown in Python

You are also able to convert a Word DOC or DOCX file to Markdown format using the Document.SaveToFile(fileName, FileFormat.Markdown) method. The detailed steps are as follows.

• Create an object of the Document class.
• Load a Word DOC or DOCX file using the Document.LoadFromFile(fileName) method.
• Save the Word DOC or DOCX file to a Markdown file using Document.SaveToFile(fileName, FileFormat.Markdown) method.

from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *

# Create an object of the Document class
document = Document()
# Load a Word DOCX file
document.LoadFromFile("input.docx")
# Or load a Word DOC file
#document.LoadFromFile("input.doc")

# Save the Word file to a Markdown file
document.SaveToFile("WordToMarkdown.md", FileFormat.Markdown)
document.Close()

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