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Header and Footer disappear when using docxtpl

not sure why this is happening, but the below code does remove the header and footer from my document any help appreciated?

from docxtpl import DocxTemplate

tpl=DocxTemplate('test_files/csa_template_tpl.docx')

sd = tpl.new_subdoc()
p = sd.add_paragraph('This 1st insert')

sd2 = tpl.new_subdoc()
p = sd2.add_paragraph('This 2nd insert')

context1 = {
    'mysubdoc1' : sd,
    'mysubdoc2' : sd2,
    'cost' : '10,000',
    'project_description': 'facade upgrade',
    'site': 'Penrith',
    'sp': 'xxxxxxxx',
    'wo': '1',
    'contract_manager': 'Andrew Mate',
    'csa_no': '1',


}

tpl.render(context1)
tpl.save('test_files/csa_template.docx')
Solution

  • Problem solved, the library documentation mentions compatibility issues with new word document version, i reverted to "Maintain compatibility with previous versions of word" when saving.