The Meowgorithm Dotfiles, Collectors’ Edition
"""Unpack Office files (DOCX, PPTX, XLSX) for editing.
Extracts the ZIP archive, pretty-prints XML files, and optionally:
- Merges adjacent runs with identical formatting (DOCX only)
- Simplifies adjacent tracked changes from same author (DOCX only)
Usage:
python unpack.py <office_file> <output_dir> [options]
Examples:
python unpack.py document.docx unpacked/
python unpack.py presentation.pptx unpacked/
python unpack.py document.docx unpacked/ --merge-runs false
"""
import argparse
import sys
import zipfile
from pathlib import Path
import defusedxml.minidom
from helpers.merge_runs import merge_runs as do_merge_runs
from helpers.simplify_redlines import simplify_redlines as do_simplify_redlines
SMART_QUOTE_REPLACEMENTS = {
"\u201c": "“",
"\u201d": "”",
"\u2018": "‘",
"\u2019": "’",
}
def unpack(
input_file: str,
output_directory: str,
merge_runs: bool = True,
simplify_redlines: bool = True,
) -> tuple[None, str]:
input_path = Path(input_file)