python-docx (xtend fork)

>>> from docx import Document

>>> document = Document()
>>> document.add_paragraph("It was a dark and stormy night.")
<docx.text.paragraph.Paragraph object at 0x10f19e760>
>>> document.save("dark-and-stormy.docx")

>>> document = Document("dark-and-stormy.docx")
>>> document.paragraphs[0].text
'It was a dark and stormy night.'

>>> from docx import Document
>>> doc = Document("complex-document.docx")

# Access content controls
>>> for cc in doc.content_controls:
...     print(f"{cc.tag}: {cc.text}")

# Access fields
>>> for field in doc.fields:
...     print(f"{field.field_type}: {field.field_code}")

# Access footnotes
>>> for fn in doc.footnotes:
...     print(fn.paragraphs[0].text)

# Access bookmarks
>>> for bm in doc.bookmarks:
...     print(f"{bm.name}: {bm.id}")

# Access track changes
>>> for rev in doc.revisions.insertions:
...     print(f"{rev.author}: {rev.text}")

# Access theme
>>> print(doc.theme.colors.accent1)  # RGBColor
>>> print(doc.theme.fonts.minor_latin)  # Font name

# Access math equations
>>> for eq in doc.equations:
...     print(eq.latex)

# Access charts
>>> for chart in doc.charts:
...     print(chart.name)

# Access SmartArt
>>> for smartart in doc.smartart_objects:
...     print(smartart.name)

# Create a text box
>>> text_box = doc.add_text_box(Inches(2), Inches(1))
>>> text_box.paragraphs[0].text = "Hello!"

# Modify floating shapes
>>> shape = doc.floating_shapes[0]
>>> shape.width = Inches(3)
>>> shape.pos_x = Inches(1)
>>> shape.delete()  # Remove from document

# Modify bookmarks
>>> bookmark = doc.bookmarks.get("MyBookmark")
>>> bookmark.name = "NewName"  # Rename
>>> bookmark.delete()  # Remove from document

# Modify fields
>>> field = doc.fields[0]
>>> field.delete()  # Remove field
>>> field.convert_to_text()  # Convert to static text