python docx set table cell background and text color

Question

I am using python 2.7 with docx and I would like to change the background and text color of cells in my table based on condition.

I could not find any usefull resour

Answer 1

With Nikos Tavoularis' solution, we have to create a new element for every cell. I have created a function that achieves this. Works in Python revision 3.5.6 and python-docx revision 0.8.10

from docx.oxml import OxmlElement
from docx.oxml.ns import qn

def set_table_header_bg_color(table.rows[row_ix].cell):
    """
    set background shading for Header Rows
    """
    tblCell = cell._tc
    tblCellProperties = tc.get_or_add_tcPr()
    clShading = OxmlElement('w:shd')
    clShading.set(qn('w:fill'), "00519E") #Hex of Dark Blue Shade {R:0x00, G:0x51, B:0x9E}
    tblCellProperties.append(clShading)
    return cell
"""
End of set_table_header_bg_color Function
"""
# main function
"""
..
..
..
1. Load Document
..
2. Access the required section
..
3. Load the required Table
..
4. Traverse to the cell by accessing the rows object
..
"""
for each_row in table.rows :
    for each_cell in each_row.cells:
        if each_cell.value satisfies a condition:
            set_table_header_bg_color(each_cell)
"""
5. Continue execution
"""