How to insert table in the middle of document

[hervekhg]

Hello,
It's possible to insert table in a specific place of document (section place, page number) ? Something similar like "insert_paragraph_before" function but for table ?

All table that i've tried to add are systematically inserted in the bottom of my document, and i don't want it.

[hervekhg]

On the same line. How could I copy a table and paste it in another paragraph or section ?

tables = self.document.tables
tables[0] = tables[1]

[scanny]

Hi Herve, there's no API method for that just yet, but I think you can accomplish what you want with something like this:

def move_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    p.addnext(tbl)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table  # however you get this paragraph
table = document.add_table(...)
move_table_after(table, paragraph)

[hervekhg]

Thanks Steve the function work.
But It's not possible to just copy without moving ? A function copy_table_after ?

[scanny]

Something like this might work for you, depending on what you have in your table:

from copy import deepcopy

def copy_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    new_tbl = deepcopy(tbl)
    p.addnext(new_tbl)

[hervekhg]

Thanks Steve.

[jeffreinhart]

Another useful workaround. Thanks!

[lovemyliwu]

Another useful workaround. Thanks!

[fabio-porcedda]

I wish to do the same but i didn't found a method called "addnext", it already exists or it must be created?

Thanks

[scanny]

.addnext() is an lxml method on an _Element object.

[fabio-porcedda]

Thanks.

Awesome the function "copy_table_after" works!

What is the best way to remove all row except the first one?

Thanks again.

[fabio-porcedda]

Nevermind, I found howto remove a row in #83

[amitanand]

Hi Herve, there's no API method for that just yet, but I think you can accomplish what you want with something like this:

def move_table_after(table, paragraph):
    tbl, p = table._tbl, paragraph._p
    p.addnext(tbl)

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table  # however you get this paragraph
table = document.add_table(...)
move_table_after(table, paragraph)

[amitanand]

paragraph = paragraph_to_precede_new_table # however you get this paragraph
I didnt get 'however you get this paragraph'. I have multiple paragraphs in my doc. IS there any way I can reference / choose a pargraph?