save-modified-word-document-to-disk

name	Save Modified Word Document to Disk
description	Use this skill to write a modified python-docx Document object back to a .docx file, handling file paths and permissions correctly.

Algorithm

def save_document(doc, output_path):
    try:
        doc.save(output_path)
        return True
    except Exception as e:
        raise IOError(f"Failed to save document to {output_path}: {e}")

Key Details

• The output path should be an absolute or relative path to the desired .docx file
• doc.save() overwrites existing files
• Ensure the output directory exists or the parent path is writable
• Catch and report errors explicitly for debugging