How to Create Separate .docx Files for Each Job Listing in Python with python-docx

Learn how to iterate through job listings parsed from HTML and create individual `.docx` files for each listing using the `python-docx` module in Python.
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Create Separate .docx Files for Job Listings Using Python

Are you working on a project that involves tackling job listings scraped from HTML and wish to create individual Word documents for each listing? If so, you're in the right place! This guide will walk you through how to effectively implement a for loop in Python using the python-docx module to generate separate .docx files while iterating through each job listing.

The Challenge

In your current script, you've successfully managed to create a single document and add text to it, which is great! However, the challenge lies in saving each job listing into its own separate .docx file. When you run your loop, it seems to overwrite the previous file with each iteration, resulting in only one document—the first job listing. This can be quite frustrating.

Understanding the Solution

Creating separate files for each listing is very much possible. You'll need to make a couple of key changes to your existing code. Let's break it down into steps:

Step 1: Creating a New Document for Each Listing

Right now, your code creates one Document() object outside the loop and saves it after adding the job listing details. Instead, you should create a new Document() instance inside the loop. This way, each job listing will create a blank document each time through the loop.

Step 2: Saving with Unique Filenames

As you currently save the document using a constant name ('wordy.docx'), each file gets overwritten in each iteration of the loop. You should incorporate a unique identifier in every filename. The enumerate function can be used here to grab the index, which you can use as part of your filename.

Revised Code Example

The following code compiles these suggestions into a functional format:

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Summary of Changes

Document Initialization - By moving document = Document() inside the for loop, a new document is created for each job listing.

Unique Filenames - The line document.save(f'{idx}_wordy.docx') ensures that each file has a unique name based on its index.

Conclusion

With these simple modifications, you can successfully iterate over job listings and create separate .docx files with unique names for each listing. This change not only solves the issue of overwriting files but also enables you to keep a well-organized collection of documents—each representing its own job listing!

Take this framework and feel free to expand upon it further for your project’s needs. Happy coding!

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