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Unsetting Header Row in python-docx or setting first column as title column

I am generating multiple tables with the python-docx but I have issue that some tables are rotated == having headers in the first column instead of the first row.

Is there any possibility how to uncheck following option with the python-docx or with accessing xml directly?

Microsoft Word settings

Solution

  • I did found workaround how to achieve what I needed. It is possible to directly access each paragraph in each cell and set it manually to bold during creation.

    This example makes first column bold and leaving rest of the table normal:

    table = document.add_table(rows=0, cols=len(data))
table.style = 'Table Grid'
row_cells = table.add_row().cells
# Some fake data
row_cells[0].text = data[0]
row_cells[1].text = data[1]
row_cells[2].text = data[2]
# ...
# This gets Heading Row 1 paragraph and sets it to bold
row_cells[0].paragraphs[0].runs[0].font.bold = True