Load a password-protected document Leave feedback
This example demonstrates how to load a password-protected document. Provide the password through LoadOptions. If the password is wrong, a DocumentProtectedException is raised.
from groupdocs.metadata import Metadata
from groupdocs.metadata.options import LoadOptions
def load_password_protected_document():
# Specify the password
load_options = LoadOptions()
load_options.password = "123"
with Metadata("protected.docx", load_options) as metadata:
# Extract, edit or remove metadata here
print(f"Opened protected {metadata.file_format} document")
if __name__ == "__main__":
load_password_protected_document()
protected.docx is the sample file used in this example (password: 123). Click here to download it.
Opened protected 3 document
You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:
You are welcome to view and edit metadata of PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, emails, images and more with our free online Free Online Document Metadata Viewing and Editing App.
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