2 Microsoft word Docx content comparison

[vintysaw]

Hi Guys, I am new at Python coding. I am looking for guidance with 2 word file content comparison.
I could read file content with below docx library.

I am getting confused about reading e.g. 10 Headers from file1 and compare with 10 Headers from file2 and check if both files have same number of Headers.

How do I identify and store paragraphs read? Do I use dictionary for storage and string comparison?
Please guide.

import docx

def Read_File(filename):
    doc = docx.Document(filename)
    
    completedText =[]
    
    for paragraph in doc.paragraphs:
        completedText.append(paragraph.text)
    return '\n' .join(completedText)
    
file1 = Read_File('UpdatedFile.docx')
file2 = Read_File('template.docx')

print (file1)
print (file2)

[baquerik]

I doubt this is good coding and do not know what type of output you expect but here is my try on comparing 2 word documents.

You are already keeping the paragraphs in a list in your code. Then you could you compare it to the other list.

import docx

doc1 = docx.Document("file1.docx")
doc2 = docx.Document("file2.docx")
doc1paragraphs = []
doc2paragraphs = []

for paragraph in doc1.paragraphs: #We save the paragraphs in lists
    doc1paragraphs.append(paragraph.text)
for paragraph in doc2.paragraphs:
    doc2paragraphs.append(paragraph.text)

for i in doc1paragraphs: #We check which paragraphs match and which do not
    if i in doc2paragraphs:
         print(f"[MATCH   ] {i}")
    else:
         print(f"[NO MATCH] {i}")

Output:
[MATCH   ] SHOPPING LIST
[NO MATCH] Bread
[NO MATCH] Yogurt
[MATCH   ] Fruit
[MATCH   ] Cereal

This code will not prevent from matching equal paragraphs in different order.

[vintysaw]

Thanks baquerik. This is a good suggestion. It does work for me.