Find and Replace Text in Word Documents using Python

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Learn how to find and replace text in Word documents using Python:

find-replace-text-word-metachar.py

import aspose.words as aw

# load Word document
doc = aw.Document("document.docx")

# create options
findReplaceOptions = aw.replacing.FindReplaceOptions()
findReplaceOptions.apply_paragraph_format.alignment = aw.ParagraphAlignment.CENTER

# double each paragraph break after word "section", add kind of underline and make it centered.
count = doc.range.replace("section&p", "section&p----------------------&p", findReplaceOptions)

# insert section break instead of custom text tag.
count = doc.range.replace("insert-section", "&b", findReplaceOptions)

# save the modified document
doc.save("updated.docx")

find-replace-text-word-regex.py

import aspose.words as aw

# load Word document
doc = aw.Document("document.docx")

# replace text using RegEx
options = aw.replacing.FindReplaceOptions()
doc.range.replace_regex("[s|m]ad", "bad", options)

# save the modified document
doc.save("updated.docx")

find-replace-text-word.py

import aspose.words as aw

# load Word document
doc = aw.Document("document.docx")

# replace text
doc.range.replace("sad", "[replaced]", aw.replacing.FindReplaceOptions(aw.replacing.FindReplaceDirection.FORWARD))

# save the modified document
doc.save("updated.docx")