vamseeachanta Docx Templates
Quick Start
# Install docxtpl
pip install docxtpl
# Install with image support
pip install docxtpl Pillow
# For Excel data sources
pip install docxtpl openpyxl pandas
# Verify installation
python -c "from docxtpl import DocxTemplate; print('docxtpl ready!')"
When to Use This Skill
USE when:
- Generating documents from templates with dynamic data
- Creating mail merge documents from data sources
- Building reports with loops and conditional sections
- Need to maintain consistent formatting across generated documents
- Generating contracts, invoices, letters from templates
- Processing batch document generation from databases or spreadsheets
- Templates need professional formatting preserved
- Non-technical users maintain template design
DON'T USE when:
- Building documents programmatically from scratch (use python-docx)
- Need complex document manipulation beyond template filling
- PDF output is the final format (generate docx then convert)
- Templates require complex macros or VBA
- Real-time collaborative editing needed
Prerequisites
# Core installation
pip install docxtpl>=0.16.0
# For image handling
pip install docxtpl Pillow>=9.0.0
# For data processing
pip install docxtpl pandas>=2.0.0 openpyxl>=3.1.0
# For database connections
pip install docxtpl sqlalchemy psycopg2-binary
# All dependencies
pip install docxtpl Pillow pandas openpyxl sqlalchemy
Verify Installation
from docxtpl import DocxTemplate, InlineImage
from docx.shared import Mm, Inches
print("docxtpl installed successfully!")
# Quick test
# template = DocxTemplate("template.docx")
# context = {"name": "World"}
# template.render(context)
# template.save("output.docx")
Resources
- docxtpl Documentation: https://docxtpl.readthedocs.io/
- GitHub Repository: https://github.com/elapouya/python-docx-template
- Jinja2 Template Syntax: https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/
- python-docx (underlying library): https://python-docx.readthedocs.io/
Version History
- 1.0.0 (2026-01-17): Initial release with template rendering, loops, conditionals, tables, images, mail merge
This skill provides comprehensive patterns for template-based document generation with docxtpl, refined from production document automation workflows.
Sub-Skills
- 1. Basic Template Rendering
- 2. Loops and Iterations
- 3. Conditional Content
- 4. Table Generation
- 5. Image Insertion
- 6. Mail Merge and Batch Generation
- Database Integration
- FastAPI Service
- 1. Template Design (+2)
- Template Variables Not Rendering (+2)