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Updated on 2025-04-11

Develop PDF to Doc format applet based on Python

Implement PDF to Doc format applet with Python

The following is a GUI program that uses Python to implement PDF to DOC format, using Tkinter and pdf2docx libraries:

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import filedialog, messagebox
from pdf2docx import Converter
import os

class PDFtoDOCConverter:
    def __init__(self, master):
         = master
        ("PDF to Word Converter")

        # Create GUI components         = (master, text="Select PDF file:")
        (pady=10)

        self.path_entry = (master, width=50)
        self.path_entry.pack(pady=5)

        self.browse_btn = (master, text="Browse", command=self.browse_pdf)
        self.browse_btn.pack(pady=5)

        self.convert_btn = (master, text="Convert to Word", command=self.convert_pdf)
        self.convert_btn.pack(pady=10)

        self.status_label = (master, text="", fg="blue")
        self.status_label.pack(pady=10)

    def browse_pdf(self):
        file_path = (
            filetypes=[("PDF File", "*.pdf")]
        )
        if file_path:
            self.path_entry.delete(0, )
            self.path_entry.insert(0, file_path)

    def convert_pdf(self):
        input_path = self.path_entry.get()
        if not input_path:
            ("mistake", "Please select PDF file first")
            return

        if not input_path.lower().endswith('.pdf'):
            ("mistake", "Please select a valid PDF file")
            return

        output_path = (input_path)[0] + '.docx'
        
        try:
            self.status_label.config(text="Converting...", fg="blue")
            ()

            # Perform a conversion            cv = Converter(input_path)
            (output_path)
            ()

            self.status_label.config(text=f"Conversion successfully!The file has been saved as:{output_path}", fg="green")
            ("success", "File conversion succeeded!")
        except Exception as e:
            self.status_label.config(text="Conversion failed", fg="red")
            ("mistake", f"Conversion failed: {str(e)}")
        finally:
            ()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    root = ()
    app = PDFtoDOCConverter(root)
    ()

Instructions for use:

You need to install the dependency library first:

pip install pdf2docx tkinter

After running the program:

  • Click the "Browse" button to select PDF file
  • Click the "Convert to Word" button to start the conversion
  • The converted Word file will be saved in the same directory as the original PDF file
  • The transition status will be displayed below the interface

Program Features:

  • Simple GUI interface, intuitive operation
  • Automatically generate Word files with the same path
  • Support error prompts and status displays
  • Automatic file format verification
  • Maintain format conversion quality using pdf2docx library

Notes:

Complex typography PDFs may not be converted perfectly

  • Encrypted PDF files need to be decrypted first
  • Conversion time depends on PDF file size
  • It is recommended to open and view the converted document with Microsoft Word.

If more powerful conversion features are needed, you can consider combining PyMuPDF and python-docx libraries for underlying operations, but the implementation complexity will increase significantly.

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