Show HN: Paper-docx – agent-native Python-docx fork with 78% fewer DOCX failures

Category: library

Tags: python, docx, office-documents, agents, fork

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 5, Utility: 7)

paper-docx is an import-compatible fork of python-docx that adds guarded, agent-safe editing APIs which refuse unsupported operations instead of silently corrupting DOCX files. It includes a diff/compare command for generating tracked-change redlines and targets LLM-based agents that need reliable document manipulation.

Target audience: backend developers, AI agent developers, document automation engineers

Repository: https://github.com/paper-instruments/paper-docx · Python · NOASSERTION · 132 stars

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