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How to add special characters while scripting InDesign with Python

How to add InDesign special characters like auto-page-numbers to textframes when using Python for scripting InDesign? With JS you could do:

aTextFrame.contents = SpecialCharacters.autoPageNumber
Solution

  • The constant for special character auto page number marker is

    idAutoPageNumber = 1396797550 # from enum idSpecialCharacters

    See doc_reference for complete Python Scripting object definitions for InDesign

    To add the special character to a textframe:

    aTextFrame.contents = idAutoPageNumber