LibreOffice 24.8 Help
LibreOffice provides an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows controlling the LibreOffice components with different programming languages by using the LibreOffice Software Development Kit (SDK). For more information about the LibreOffice API and the Software Development Kit, visit https://api.libreoffice.org
This help section explains the most common Python script functions for LibreOffice. For more in-depth information please refer to the Designing & Developing Python Applications on the Wiki.
You can execute Python scripts choosing
. Editing scripts can be done with your preferred text editor. Python scripts are present in various locations detailed hereafter. You can refer to Programming examples for macros illustrating how to run the Python interactive console from LibreOffice.The LibreOffice scripting framework for Python is optional on some GNU/Linux distributions. If it is installed, selecting Application Macros for the presence of HelloWorld β HelloWorldPython macro is sufficient. If absent, please refer to your distribution documentation in order to install the LibreOffice scripting framework for Python.
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