Convert Word 'doc' files to 'docx' format using win32com to automate Microsoft Word

word_doc_to_docx.py

# Convert Microsoft Word 'doc' files to 'docx' format by opening and
# saving Word files using win32com to automate Microsoft Word.
# 
# The script walks a directory structure and converts all '.doc' files found.
# Original 'doc' and new 'docx' files are saved in the same directory.
# 
# This Word automation method has been found to work where OFC.exe and 
# wordconv.exe do not.
# 
# Tested using Windows 7, Word 2013, python 2.7.10, pywin32-219.win-amd64-py2.7

import os.path
import win32com.client

baseDir = 'E:\Docs' # Starting directory for directory walk

word = win32com.client.Dispatch("Word.application")

for dir_path, dirs, files in os.walk(baseDir):
	for file_name in files:
		file_path = os.path.join(dir_path, file_name)
		file_name, file_extension = os.path.splitext(file_path)
		if file_extension.lower() == '.doc': # 
			docx_file = '{0}{1}'.format(file_path, 'x')
			if not os.path.isfile(docx_file): # Skip conversion where docx file already exists
				print('Converting: {0}'.format(file_path))
				try:
					wordDoc = word.Documents.Open(file_path, False, False, False)
					wordDoc.SaveAs2(docx_file, FileFormat = 16)
					wordDoc.Close()
				except Exception: 
					print('Failed to Convert: {0}'.format(file_path))

word.Quit()

Thank you Dave. Highly appreciated.

This method to convert doc to docx format. Doc file table to convert docx table board line missing. Can you help

could someone please add the sensitivity label to it, when i am trying , it opens the doc goes to save as docx but then there is a prompt for setting sensitivity which i am unable to execute, the prompt comes at the SaveAs2 step but setting sensitivity can be done after that step only, since the old doc format did not support sensitivity.

my question is: how to add sensitivity to docx while converting file from old doc format as it prompts for setting sensitivity before saving ?