Extracting HTML and Plain Text Content from .msg Files

Unleashing the Power of RTF: Extracting HTML and Plain Text Content from .msg Files

Are you tired of dealing with convoluted HTML and plain text content in RTF files? Look no further! Meet RTFDE, a cutting-edge Python library created specifically to extract encapsulated HTML and plain text content from RTF files. With RTFDE, you can effortlessly de-encapsulate RTF content, allowing you to render and manipulate HTML and plain text with ease.

The Need for De-Encapsulation

RTF files often encapsulate HTML and plain text content, making it challenging to access and utilize them effectively. This encapsulation can lead to compatibility issues and hinder parsing and rendering tasks. RTFDE offers a straightforward solution by de-encapsulating the HTML and plain text, allowing you to work with them as separate entities.

Features

RTFDE provides the following features:

1. De-Encapsulate HTML from RTF Encapsulation: With RTFDE, you can effortlessly extract HTML content from RTF files. The de-encapsulated HTML retains its original structure, requiring minimal modifications.

2. De-Encapsulate Plain Text from RTF Encapsulation: RTFDE enables you to extract plain text content from RTF files. The de-encapsulated plain text maintains its original formatting, ensuring seamless integration with your workflows.

Known Issues

While RTFDE is a powerful tool, it does have a few known issues:

1. Unquoting Text: To ensure accuracy, RTFDE fully unquotes text during the de-encapsulation process. This can result in the un-escaping of escaped Quoted-Printable text, potentially affecting the output.

2. Attachment Integration: Currently, RTFDE does not support combining attachments from a .msg Message object with the de-encapsulated HTML. This limitation arises due to the lack of comprehensive examples of encapsulated HTML with attachments.

Installation

To install RTFDE, follow these simple steps:

1. Open your command line interface.
2. Execute the following command: pip3 install RTFDE.

Usage

Extracting HTML or plain text using RTFDE is straightforward. Here’s an example:

“`python
from RTFDE.deencapsulate import DeEncapsulator

with open(‘rtf_file’, ‘rb’) as fp:
raw_rtf = fp.read()
rtf_obj = DeEncapsulator(raw_rtf)
rtf_obj.deencapsulate()
if rtf_obj.content_type == ‘html’:
print(rtf_obj.html)
else:
print(rtf_obj.text)
“`

Enabling Logging

RTFDE provides logging capabilities to help you debug and troubleshoot issues. You can configure the logging settings based on your requirements. To enable logging at the highest level, use the following code snippet:

“`python
import logging

log = logging.getLogger(“RTFDE”)
log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
“`

For more in-depth logging options, including debugging purposes, refer to the CONTRIBUTING.md file included in the RTFDE repository.

Contribute

If you’re interested in contributing to the development of RTFDE, please check out the contributing guidelines in the repository.

License

RTFDE is released under an open-source license. Please refer to the license file for more information. If you have any questions about licensing, feel free to create an issue on the RTFDE Github repository.

RTFDE is your gateway to efficient text processing and rendering from RTF files. Try it today and unlock a world of possibilities!