Create a python macro in LibreOffice that will do the work of inserting the data into LibreOffice and then in your python 2.7 code envoke the macro.
As the macro is running from with LibreOffice it will use python3.
Here is an example of how to envoke a LibreOffice macro from the command line:
#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
##
# a python script to run a libreoffice python macro externally
# NOTE: for this to run start libreoffice in the following manner
# soffice "--accept=socket,host=127.0.0.1,port=2002,tcpNoDelay=1;urp;" --writer --norestore
# OR
# nohup soffice "--accept=socket,host=127.0.0.1,port=2002,tcpNoDelay=1;urp;" --writer --norestore &
#
import uno
from com.sun.star.connection import NoConnectException
from com.sun.star.uno import RuntimeException
from com.sun.star.uno import Exception
from com.sun.star.lang import IllegalArgumentException
def uno_directmacro(*args):
localContext = uno.getComponentContext()
localsmgr = localContext.ServiceManager
resolver = localsmgr.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", localContext )
try:
ctx = resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext")
except NoConnectException as e:
print ("LibreOffice is not running or not listening on the port given - ("+e.Message+")")
return
msp = ctx.getValueByName("/singletons/com.sun.star.script.provider.theMasterScriptProviderFactory")
sp = msp.createScriptProvider("")
scriptx = sp.getScript('vnd.sun.star.script:directmacro.py$directmacro?language=Python&location=user')
try:
scriptx.invoke((), (), ())
except IllegalArgumentException as e:
print ("The command given is invalid ( "+ e.Message+ ")")
return
except RuntimeException as e:
print("An unknown error occurred: " + e.Message)
return
except Exception as e:
print ("Script error ( "+ e.Message+ ")")
print(e)
return
return(None)
uno_directmacro()
And this is the corresponding macro code within LibreOffice called "directmacro.py" and stored in the User area for libreOffice macros (which would normally be $HOME/.config/libreoffice/4/user/Scripts/python :
#!/usr/bin/python
from com.sun.star.awt.MessageBoxButtons import BUTTONS_OK, BUTTONS_OK_CANCEL, BUTTONS_YES_NO, BUTTONS_YES_NO_CANCEL, BUTTONS_RETRY_CANCEL, BUTTONS_ABORT_IGNORE_RETRY
from com.sun.star.awt.MessageBoxButtons import DEFAULT_BUTTON_OK, DEFAULT_BUTTON_CANCEL, DEFAULT_BUTTON_RETRY, DEFAULT_BUTTON_YES, DEFAULT_BUTTON_NO, DEFAULT_BUTTON_IGNORE
from com.sun.star.awt.MessageBoxType import MESSAGEBOX, INFOBOX, WARNINGBOX, ERRORBOX, QUERYBOX
def directmacro(*args):
import socket, time
class FontSlant():
from com.sun.star.awt.FontSlant import (NONE, ITALIC,)
#get the doc from the scripting context which is made available to all scripts
desktop = XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDesktop()
model = desktop.getCurrentComponent()
text = model.Text
tRange = text.End
cursor = desktop.getCurrentComponent().getCurrentController().getViewCursor()
doc = XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDocument()
parentwindow = doc.CurrentController.Frame.ContainerWindow
# your cannot insert simple text and text into a table with the same method
# so we have to know if we are in a table or not.
# oTable and oCurCell will be null if we are not in a table
oTable = cursor.TextTable
oCurCell = cursor.Cell
insert_text = "This is text inserted into a LibreOffice Document\ndirectly from a macro called externally"
Text_Italic = FontSlant.ITALIC
Text_None = FontSlant.NONE
cursor.CharPosture=Text_Italic
if oCurCell == None: # Are we inserting into a table or not?
text.insertString(cursor, insert_text, 0)
else:
cell = oTable.getCellByName(oCurCell.CellName)
cell.insertString(cursor, insert_text, False)
cursor.CharPosture=Text_None
return None
You will of course need to adapt the code to either accept data as arguments, read it from a file or whatever.
