On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 11:38:30AM +0200, BJörn Lindqvist wrote: > Hello everybody, >> I'm looking for a pure Python solution for converting word documents > to text. App Engine doesn't allow external programs, which means that > external programs like catdoc and antiword can't be used. Anyone know > of any? > A quick search returned this: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/279003/ Did you give it a try?