Python docx how to set cell width in tables?

Question

How to set cell width in tables ?, so far I got:

from docx import Document
from docx.shared import Cm, Inches

document = Document()
table = document.add_table(rows=2, cols=2)
table.style = 'TableGrid' #single lines in all cells
table.autofit = False

col = table.columns[0] 
col.width=Inches(0.5)
#col.width=Cm(1.0)
#col.width=360000 #=1cm

document.save('test.docx')

No, what number or units do I set in col.width, its width does not change.

Answer 1

Short answer: set the cell width separately.

for cell in table_columns[0].cells:
    cell.width = Inches(0.5)

python-docxdoes what you say when you set the column width. The problem is that Word ignores this. Other clients, such as LibreOffice, respect the column width setting.

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def set_col_widths(table):
    widths = (Inches(1), Inches(2), Inches(1.5))
    for row in table.rows:
        for idx, width in enumerate(widths):
            row.cells[idx].width = width

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