DOCX to XHTML

Billbo · 12-03-2015, 07:20 PM

Hello,

I guess this is the perfect trifecta for me. I am completely new to Python, completely new to the Calibre API, and this is my first post, so please be gentle :-)

After using Calibre, I found the conversion from DOCX to XHTML to be one of the best solutions out there. I would like to dig into this code a bit to see how exactly it works and perhaps even make some suggested improvements (specifically, I am looking at how lists are managed).

Being so new to the code base, I am not sure where to start. All the references I could find to the DOCX conversion seem to be configuration files for the plugin, not the actual conversion code.

Could someone point me to where the actual conversion from DOCX to XHTML lives? Also, it would be helpful to know if an external library is used to support this.

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 12-03-2015, 10:23 PM

Download the calibre source code and look in the docx folder, start with

docx/to_html.py

eschwartz · 12-03-2015, 11:34 PM

See the development guide, definitely the best place to start

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html

So the code that defines reading and writing DOCX would be in src/calibre/ebooks/docx/

Billbo · 12-04-2015, 10:20 AM

Thank you. Unfortunately, I could not find the DOCX conversion process in the APIs which is why I asked, but I am sure it is just because I am new.

eschwartz · 12-04-2015, 10:52 AM

The generated API documentation only covers the parts that people normally use in plugins or for news recipes.
You are going a little deeper than that.

But the development guide also explains how the source code is structured.
Not to worry -- questions aren't unexpected!

12-03-2015, 07:20 PM	#1
Billbo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle for iOS	DOCX to XHTML Hello, I guess this is the perfect trifecta for me. I am completely new to Python, completely new to the Calibre API, and this is my first post, so please be gentle :-) After using Calibre, I found the conversion from DOCX to XHTML to be one of the best solutions out there. I would like to dig into this code a bit to see how exactly it works and perhaps even make some suggested improvements (specifically, I am looking at how lists are managed). Being so new to the code base, I am not sure where to start. All the references I could find to the DOCX conversion seem to be configuration files for the plugin, not the actual conversion code. Could someone point me to where the actual conversion from DOCX to XHTML lives? Also, it would be helpful to know if an external library is used to support this. Thanks!

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12-03-2015, 10:23 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Download the calibre source code and look in the docx folder, start with docx/to_html.py

12-03-2015, 11:34 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	See the development guide, definitely the best place to start http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html So the code that defines reading and writing DOCX would be in src/calibre/ebooks/docx/

12-04-2015, 10:20 AM	#4
Billbo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle for iOS	Thank you. Unfortunately, I could not find the DOCX conversion process in the APIs which is why I asked, but I am sure it is just because I am new.

12-04-2015, 10:52 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The generated API documentation only covers the parts that people normally use in plugins or for news recipes. You are going a little deeper than that. But the development guide also explains how the source code is structured. Not to worry -- questions aren't unexpected!

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