Python docx Replace string in paragraph while keeping style

Question

I need help replacing a string in a word document while keeping the formatting of the entire document.

I\'m using python-docx, after reading the documentation, it wo

Answer 1

I posted this question (even though I saw a few identical ones on here), because none of those (to my knowledge) solved the issue. There was one using a oodocx library, which I tried, but did not work. So I found a workaround.

The code is very similar, but the logic is: when I find the paragraph that contains the string I wish to replace, add another loop using runs. (this will only work if the string I wish to replace has the same formatting).

def replace_string(filename):
    doc = Document(filename)
    for p in doc.paragraphs:
        if 'old text' in p.text:
            inline = p.runs
            # Loop added to work with runs (strings with same style)
            for i in range(len(inline)):
                if 'old text' in inline[i].text:
                    text = inline[i].text.replace('old text', 'new text')
                    inline[i].text = text
            print p.text

    doc.save('dest1.docx')
    return 1