GroupDocs.Editor for Python via .NET does not require MS Office, Open Office, or any other external software or third-party tool to be installed. The package is a self-contained wheel that bundles everything it needs, so the only prerequisites are a supported version of Python and the operating-system packages listed below. Just follow one of the ways described in Development Environment, Installation and Configuration.
Supported Python Versions
GroupDocs.Editor for Python via .NET supports the following Python versions:
Python 3.5
Python 3.6
Python 3.7
Python 3.8
Python 3.9
Python 3.10
Python 3.11
Python 3.12
Python 3.13
Python 3.14
Supported Operating Systems
The package is distributed as a self-contained wheel that runs on the following platforms:
Windows
Windows x64
Windows x86
No additional dependencies are required on Windows.
Linux
Linux x64
On Linux you need to install a few system packages for graphics and font rendering:
On macOS install the graphics library via Homebrew:
brew install mono-libgdiplus
No MS Office Required
Unlike many document-processing tools, GroupDocs.Editor for Python via .NET does not depend on Microsoft Office, Open Office, or any other application being installed on the machine. All loading, editing, and saving of Word Processing documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, PDFs, emails, eBooks, and text/markup formats is performed entirely by the bundled engine.
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