title: Reading/Writing MS Word files in Python
body: <p>Is it possible to read and write Word (2003 and 2007) files in Python without using a COM object?<br />
  I know that I can:</p>
  
  <pre><code>f = open('c:\file.doc', "w")
  f.write(text)
  f.close()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but Word will read it as an HTML file not a native .doc file.</p>