Is there a Python module for converting RTF to plain text? [closed]

Answer 1

I ran into the same thing ans I was trying to code it myself. It's not that easy but here is what I had when I decided to go for a commandline app. Its ruby but you can adapt to python very easily. There is some header garbage to clean up, but you can see more or less the idea.

f = File.open('r.rtf','r')
 b=0
 p=false
 str = ''
 begin
    while (char = f.readchar)
        if char.chr=='{'
   b+=1 
   next
  end
        if char.chr=='}'
   b-=1 
   next
  end
  if char.chr=='\\'
   p=true
   next
  end
  if p==true && (char.chr==' ' or char.chr=='\n' or char.chr=='\t' or char.chr=='\r')
   p=false 
   next
  end
  if p==true && (char.chr=='\'')
#this is the source of my headaches. you need to read the code page from the header and encode this.
   p=false 
   str << '#'
   next
  end
  next if b>2
  next if p
  str << char.chr
    end
rescue EOFError
end
f.close