Re-Number Table Index Columns in Word

Re-numberTableIndexColumnsInWord.py

# AFQ210311450994

import re
import win32com.client as w32

path = r'<path goes here>'
wdApp = w32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('Word.Application')
wdApp.Visible = True
doc = wdApp.Documents.Open(path)

def StripBellChars(s):
    new_s = s.replace('\A', '')
    new_s = new_s.strip()
    return new_s

def DoesNotLookLikeNumber(s):
    return re.search('^\d+.*', s) == False

rex = re.compile(r'\.?[0-9]+\.?')

for idx in range(1, doc.Tables.Count + 1):
    tbl = doc.Tables(idx)
    referenceCell = StripBellChars(tbl.Cell(1,1).Range.Text)
    try:
        if re.search(r'(id|item|step)', referenceCell, re.IGNORECASE):
            for row in range(1, tbl.Rows.Count + 1):
                val = tbl.Cell(row,1).Range.Text.strip()[:-1]
                if row >= 1:
                    if val and not rex.search(val):
                       pass
                    else:
                        tbl.Cell(row, 1).Range.Text = f"({row-1})"
    except:
        pass