How to write code to MS Word using python retaining the formatting?

Question

I want to create a MS word document which compiles a lot of my existing codes ( in MATLAB and Python). I was writing it using python-docx.

If I do something like:

file = open('task1.m', 'r')
document.add_paragraph(file)

Then the code gets written in MS word in simple text format without the formatting.

Is there some way I can write the code while retaining the programming language formatting? (Keeping the colors intact)

Answer 1

For a quick and dirty way to achieve this, NotePad++ has a feature where you can turn on syntax highlighting for your language. Then, select the code, right-click and select "Plugin Commands > Copy Text with Syntax Highlighting". Now, you can paste that into Word and the colors remain.