DocFileReader

Overview

DocFileReader is a class in Aspose.Words for Python.

Reads Word 97-2003 (.doc) files and produces the same data structures

as DocumentReader (for .docx), enabling transparent format support.

Signature	Description
`__init__()`
`load_file(filepath: Union[str, Path])`	Load .doc from file path.
`load_stream(stream: BinaryIO)`	Load .doc from stream.
`load_bytes(data: bytes)`	Load .doc from bytes.
`to_light_document()` → `ldm.Document`	Build a light_document_model.Document from the loaded DOC file.