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Extract Hyperlinks from Word Documents in Python

Parses a .docx file using Python's standard library to extract every hyperlink's display text and target URL.

docx hyperlinks xml
Python
import zipfile
from pathlib import Path
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

def extract_hyperlinks_from_docx(filepath: str) -> list[dict]:
    """
    Extract all hyperlinks from a .docx file.
    Returns a list of dicts with 'text' and 'target' keys.
    """
    hyperlinks = []
    with zipfile.ZipFile(Path(filepath)…
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How to Parse XML Attributes into a Flat Dictionary in Python

Parses XML elements and attributes using ElementTree, building a flat dictionary keyed by element attributes.

xml elementtree parsing
Python
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

xml_data = """<root>
    <book id="1" category="fiction" price="9.99">
        <title>The Catcher</title>
    </book>
    <book id="2" category="nonfiction" price="12.50">
        <title>Deep Learning</title>
    </book>
</root>"""

def parse_xml_attributes(xml_string):
    root = E…
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How to Write Simple XML Documents with ElementTree in Python

Create well-structured XML documents in memory using Python's built-in ElementTree module, complete with nested elements, attributes, and text content.

xml elementtree serialization
Python
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

def create_xml_document():
    # Create root element
    root = ET.Element("catalog")
    
    # Create a book element with attributes and children
    book1 = ET.SubElement(root, "book", id="bk101")
    ET.SubElement(book1, "author").text = "Gambardella, Matthew"
    ET.SubElement(…
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Read an XML File with xml.etree.ElementTree in Python

Parse an XML file and print its root and child elements using the standard library's xml.etree.ElementTree module.

xml elementtree file-io
Python
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET


def read_xml_file(file_path):
    """Read an XML file and print its structure."""
    tree = ET.parse(file_path)
    root = tree.getroot()
    print(f"Root element: {root.tag}")
    for child in root:
        print(f"Child element: {child.tag}, text: {child.text}")


if __name__ ==…
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