Aspose.Words for Python. How to make a table in Python.

clone-complete-table.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + "Tables.docx")

table = doc.get_child(aw.NodeType.TABLE, 0, True).as_table()

# Clone the table and insert it into the document after the original.
table_clone = table.clone(True).as_table()
table.parent_node.insert_after(table_clone, table)

# Insert an empty paragraph between the two tables,
# or else they will be combined into one upon saving this has to do with document validation.
table.parent_node.insert_after(aw.Paragraph(doc), table)

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.clone_complete_table.docx")

clone-last-row.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + "Tables.docx")

table = doc.get_child(aw.NodeType.TABLE, 0, True).as_table()

cloned_row = table.last_row.clone(True).as_row()
# Remove all content from the cloned row's cells. This makes the row ready for new content to be inserted into.
for cell in cloned_row.cells:
    cell = cell.as_cell()
    cell.remove_all_children()

table.append_child(cloned_row)

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.clone_last_row.docx")

create-simple-table.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

# Start building the table.
builder.start_table()
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Row 1, Cell 1 Content.")

# Build the second cell.
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Row 1, Cell 2 Content.")

# Call the following method to end the row and start a new row.
builder.end_row()

# Build the first cell of the second row.
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Row 2, Cell 1 Content")

# Build the second cell.
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Row 2, Cell 2 Content.")
builder.end_row()

# Signal that we have finished building the table.
builder.end_table()

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.create_simple_table.docx")

formatted-table.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

table = builder.start_table()
builder.insert_cell()

# Table wide formatting must be applied after at least one row is present in the table.
table.left_indent = 20.0

# Set height and define the height rule for the header row.
builder.row_format.height = 40.0
builder.row_format.height_rule = aw.HeightRule.AT_LEAST

builder.cell_format.shading.background_pattern_color = drawing.Color.from_argb(198, 217, 241)
builder.paragraph_format.alignment = aw.ParagraphAlignment.CENTER
builder.font.size = 16
builder.font.name = "Arial"
builder.font.bold = True

builder.cell_format.width = 100.0
builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 1")

# We don't need to specify this cell's width because it's inherited from the previous cell.
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 2")

builder.insert_cell()
builder.cell_format.width = 200.0
builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 3")
builder.end_row()

builder.cell_format.shading.background_pattern_color = drawing.Color.white
builder.cell_format.width = 100.0
builder.cell_format.vertical_alignment = aw.tables.CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER

# Reset height and define a different height rule for table body.
builder.row_format.height = 30.0
builder.row_format.height_rule = aw.HeightRule.AUTO
builder.insert_cell()

# Reset font formatting.
builder.font.size = 12
builder.font.bold = False

builder.write("Row 1, Cell 1 Content")
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Row 1, Cell 2 Content")

builder.insert_cell()
builder.cell_format.width = 200.0
builder.write("Row 1, Cell 3 Content")
builder.end_row()

builder.insert_cell()
builder.cell_format.width = 100.0
builder.write("Row 2, Cell 1 Content")

builder.insert_cell()
builder.write("Row 2, Cell 2 Content")

builder.insert_cell()
builder.cell_format.width = 200.0
builder.write("Row 2, Cell 3 Content.")
builder.end_row()
builder.end_table()

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.formatted_table.docx")

insert-table-directly.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document()

# We start by creating the table object. Note that we must pass the document object
# to the constructor of each node. This is because every node we create must belong
# to some document.
table = aw.tables.Table(doc)
doc.first_section.body.append_child(table)

# Here we could call EnsureMinimum to create the rows and cells for us. This method is used
# to ensure that the specified node is valid. In this case, a valid table should have at least one Row and one cell.

# Instead, we will handle creating the row and table ourselves.
# This would be the best way to do this if we were creating a table inside an algorithm.
row = aw.tables.Row(doc)
row.row_format.allow_break_across_pages = True
table.append_child(row)

# We can now apply any auto fit settings.
table.auto_fit(aw.tables.AutoFitBehavior.FIXED_COLUMN_WIDTHS)

cell = aw.tables.Cell(doc)
cell.cell_format.shading.background_pattern_color = drawing.Color.light_blue
cell.cell_format.width = 80
cell.append_child(aw.Paragraph(doc))
cell.first_paragraph.append_child(aw.Run(doc, "Row 1, Cell 1 Text"))

row.append_child(cell)

# We would then repeat the process for the other cells and rows in the table.
# We can also speed things up by cloning existing cells and rows.
row.append_child(cell.clone(False))
row.last_cell.append_child(aw.Paragraph(doc))
row.last_cell.first_paragraph.append_child(aw.Run(doc, "Row 1, Cell 2 Text"))

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.insert_table_directly.docx")

insert-table-from-html.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

# Note that AutoFitSettings does not apply to tables inserted from HTML.
builder.insert_html("<table>" +
                    "<tr>" +
                    "<td>Row 1, Cell 1</td>" +
                    "<td>Row 1, Cell 2</td>" +
                    "</tr>" +
                    "<tr>" +
                    "<td>Row 2, Cell 2</td>" +
                    "<td>Row 2, Cell 2</td>" +
                    "</tr>" +
                    "</table>")

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.insert_table_from_html.docx")

nested-table.py

# For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-Python-via-.NET.git.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

cell = builder.insert_cell()
builder.writeln("Outer Table Cell 1")

builder.insert_cell()
builder.writeln("Outer Table Cell 2")

# This call is important to create a nested table within the first table.
# Without this call, the cells inserted below will be appended to the outer table.
builder.end_table()

# Move to the first cell of the outer table.
builder.move_to(cell.first_paragraph)

# Build the inner table.
builder.insert_cell()
builder.writeln("Inner Table Cell 1")
builder.insert_cell()
builder.writeln("Inner Table Cell 2")
builder.end_table()

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "WorkingWithTables.nested_table.docx")