Aspose.Words for Python via .NET 25.2 Release Notes

Major Features

There are 111 improvements and fixes in this regular monthly release. The most notable are:

• List Management: Introduced the ListCollection.add_single_level_list() method for improved list handling.
• Font Features: Added the Font.number_spacing property for enhanced typographic control.
• AI-Powered Text Processing: Enabled text summarization using Anthropic generative language models.
• Expanded Format Support: Added compatibility for Microsoft Works document format.
• PDF Improvements: Enhanced PDF logical structure with support for TOA, BIBLIOGRAPHY, and INDEX fields.

Full List of Issues Covering all Changes in this Release

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

This section lists public API changes that were introduced in Aspose.Words for Python via .NET 25.2. It includes not only new and obsoleted public methods, but also a description of any changes in the behavior behind the scenes in Aspose.Words for Python via .NET which may affect existing code. Any behavior introduced that could be seen as regression and modifies the existing behavior is especially important and is documented here.

Added new public method ListCollection.add_single_level_list()

A new public method add_single_level_list() has been added to ListCollection class.

This use case explains how to work with add_single_level_list() method:

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
list_collection = doc.lists
# Creates the bulleted list from BulletCircle template.
bulleted_list = list_collection.add_single_level_list(aw.lists.ListTemplate.BULLET_CIRCLE)
# Writes the bulleted list to the resulting document.
builder.writeln('Bulleted list starts below:')
builder.list_format.list = bulleted_list
builder.writeln('Item 1')
builder.writeln('Item 2')
builder.list_format.remove_numbers()
# Creates the numbered list from NumberUppercaseLetterDot template.
numbered_list = list_collection.add_single_level_list(aw.lists.ListTemplate.NUMBER_UPPERCASE_LETTER_DOT)
# Writes the numbered list to the resulting document.
builder.writeln('Numbered list starts below:')
builder.list_format.list = numbered_list
builder.writeln('Item 1')
builder.writeln('Item 2')
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Lists.AddSingleLevelList.docx')

Added new public property Font.number_spacing

A new public method number_spacing has been added to Font class.

This use case shows how to set the spacing type of the numeral:

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
# This effect is only supported in newer versions of MS Word.
doc.compatibility_options.optimize_for(aw.settings.MsWordVersion.WORD2019)
builder.write('1 ')
builder.write('This is an example')
run = doc.first_section.body.first_paragraph.runs[0]
if run.font.number_spacing == aw.NumSpacing.DEFAULT:
    run.font.number_spacing = aw.NumSpacing.PROPORTIONAL
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Fonts.NumberSpacing.docx')

Added possibility to summarize text using Anthropic generative language models

Implemented new AnthropicAiModel public class in Aspose.Words.AI namespace. Added new enumerations into aspose.words.AI.AiModelType enumeration:

 """Claude 3.5 Sonnet generative model type."""
    CLAUDE_35_SONNET: int
    
    """Claude 3.5 Haiku generative model type."""
    CLAUDE_35_HAIKU: int
    
    """Claude 3 Opus generative model type."""
    CLAUDE_3_OPUS: int
    
    """Claude 3 Sonnet generative model type."""
    CLAUDE_3_SONNET: int
    
    """Claude 3 Haiku generative model type."""
    CLAUDE_3_HAIKU: int

So far implemented only method Aspose.Words.AI.IAiModelText.Summarize

Added support for MicrosoftWorks document format

Implemented basic MS Works parser that now allow properly detect MS Works documents and load text content.

Added new public enum members:

LoadFormat.MS_WORKS