On the same line. How could I copy a table and paste it in another paragraph or section ?

tables = self.document.tables
tables[0] = tables[1]

Hi Herve, there's no API method for that just yet, but I think you can accomplish what you want with something like this:

def move_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    p.addnext(tbl)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table  # however you get this paragraph
table = document.add_table(...)
move_table_after(table, paragraph)

Thanks Steve the function work.
But It's not possible to just copy without moving ? A function copy_table_after ?

Something like this might work for you, depending on what you have in your table:

from copy import deepcopy

def copy_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    new_tbl = deepcopy(tbl)
    p.addnext(new_tbl)

Thanks Steve.

Another useful workaround. Thanks!

I wish to do the same but i didn't found a method called "addnext", it already exists or it must be created?

Thanks

.addnext() is an lxml method on an _Element object.

Thanks.

Awesome the function "copy_table_after" works!

What is the best way to remove all row except the first one?

Thanks again.

Nevermind, I found howto remove a row in #83

Hi Herve, there's no API method for that just yet, but I think you can accomplish what you want with something like this:

def move_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    p.addnext(tbl)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table  # however you get this paragraph
table = document.add_table(...)
move_table_after(table, paragraph)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table # however you get this paragraph
I didnt get 'however you get this paragraph'. I have multiple paragraphs in my doc. IS there any way I can reference / choose a pargraph?

Hi Herve, there's no API method for that just yet, but I think you can accomplish what you want with something like this:

def move_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    p.addnext(tbl)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table  # however you get this paragraph
table = document.add_table(...)
move_table_after(table, paragraph)

Hi Herve, there's no API method for that just yet, but I think you can accomplish what you want with something like this:

def move_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    p.addnext(tbl)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table  # however you get this paragraph
table = document.add_table(...)
move_table_after(table, paragraph)

Hi, I am using the python docx module. I am new to python. I wanted to insert a table between two paragraphs. How can this be done? I looked into the code above and I want to know if there is an api for it now?

Regards
Ravi

If it messes with other tables in your document, instead of:

p.addnext(tbl)

do:

paragraph.add_run().element.addnext(tbl) # paragraph is not paragraph._p

Not a solution but related question #1190

Hello,

The code works fine but the search_phrase remains in the output document.
How could I do to remove just the line where the search_phrase is? I mean I want to find a search_phrase in the document and replace it with the table.

@JP-Reis A table is a block-item (as opposed to an inline item). So is a paragraph. So a table can only appear between two paragraphs (or other tables), not inside one.

So you could insert a table between two paragraphs or replace a paragraph with a table. But you can't replace a phrase with a table per-se.

You could potentially split the paragraph, removing the phrase, and insert the table between the two fragments. But you see my point I expect.

I'm afraid I didn't explain it well or I didn't understand your answer.
What I'm trying to do is use a word template with some tags. These tags mark the location where I want to insert some elements, in this case tables.

Template example:

The output document should be as follow:

Don't know if its possible to do something similar to this.

Thanks in advance.

Okay, that seems straightforward enough. The approach at the top here should get that done for you: #156 (comment)

The only item remaining would be getting rid of the "placeholder" paragraph which you can do with:

paragraph._p.getparent().remove(paragraph._p)

How do I copy a table and insert it behind the original table ,I use

copied_table = deepcopy(table)
table._tbl.addnext(copied_table._tbl)

copy table and original table are merged

Are they merged in the XML or does the client (which one are you using?) just merge them for display purposes?

I'm betting it's just being visually merged. Try putting a blank paragraph between the two tables.

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table # however you get this paragraph
I didnt get 'however you get this paragraph'. I have multiple paragraphs in my doc. IS there any way I can reference / choose a pargraph?