Python mammoth error: zipfile.BadZipFile: File is not a zip file

Question

My code is ran in Python 3.8.2, name of file is main.py

After I run python main.py, i receive the error like this:

My path to file is : C:\Users\84165\Desktop\KLTN-backend\upload\thainq\Test.docx

I have searched in stackoverflow for hours about this error, but there is no solution.

Am i wrong in somewhere? Thank you in advance.

This error usually happens when you use `r` instead of `rb` when we do `with open` the file. But, it looks like you are already using `rb`. Did you try hardcoding the file path? Also, try a different input file. — Jinto Lonappan, Jun 07 '20 at 18:11
@JintoLonappan i used "rb" as open file as binary file followed by mammoth docs. I tried hardcoding the path but nothing changes — Quang Thái, Jun 08 '20 at 01:19
I tried your exact code and I got the result. See below: ```/code/python/testers/upload/thainq/Test.docx
This is a test DOCX file
To verify the mammoth package in Python
None``` . Try creating a new virtual environment and re-install mammoth. Sorry, not sure how else to help — Jinto Lonappan, Jun 08 '20 at 02:38
@JintoLonappan i've created an issue on this github package. Maybe i'm wrong in somewhere. Thank you for spending time! — Quang Thái, Jun 08 '20 at 02:46

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 23 '20 at 23:56

There are two reasons this may be happening

Your docx file is completely empty (0 bytes).
The docx file your code is operating on through mammoth.convert_to_html or mammoth.extract_raw_text is currently open. Please close your file, then run the script.

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