Word Document Splitter & Merger

Split large .docx files into smaller documents by article/section, then reassemble after editing.

Dependencies

pip install python-docx lxml --break-system-packages

Task	Command
List styles	`python scripts/docx_splitter.py doc.docx --list-styles`
Split by style	`python scripts/docx_splitter.py doc.docx --split-on "Heading 1"`
Split by pattern	`python scripts/docx_splitter.py doc.docx --pattern "ARTICLE"`
Merge chunks	`python scripts/docx_merger.py ./chunks/ -o merged.docx`

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Apr 13, 2026