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How to run python macros in LibreOffice?

When I go to Tools -> Macros -> Organize Macros -> Python I get this dialog:

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It is not possible to create new Python macros.

Apparently LibreOffice has no Python editor so I have to write the macros elsewhere and then just execute them.

But I do not know where to put the Python scripts.

I tried a system-wide search for files with "HeloWorld" in their name and I got no results.

I tried to put a test.py file into:

/home/martin/.config/libreoffice/4/user/Scripts

and reload the application, but the test macro is not shown.

I tried to find the appropriate setting in Tools -> Options -> Path but there is no "path to macros":

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How can I run Python macros from LibreOffice?

This question is a part of my quest to learn Python and to learn LibreOffice macros, so any link to a general tutorial is welcomed. The tutorials on LibreOffice Python macros seem to be especially hard to find.

I am using LibreOffice Version: 4.1.3.2

Solution

  • Try to manually make a subdirectory python (all lowercase) inside /home/martin/.config/libreoffice/4/user/Scripts and put your script there.

    This is based on this wiki.openoffice.org documentations.