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title: "Working With Styles in Python"
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## Aspose.Words - Extract Content Based On Styles

**Python Code**

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## Open the document.

doc = self.Document(self.dataDir + "TestFile.doc")
\# Define style names as they are specified in the Word document.
PARA_STYLE = "Heading 1"
RUN_STYLE = "Intense Emphasis"
\# Collect paragraphs with defined styles.
\# Show the number of collected paragraphs and display the text of this paragraphs.
paragraphs = self.paragraphsByStyleName(doc, PARA_STYLE)
print "abc = " + str(paragraphs[0])
print "Paragraphs with " + PARA_STYLE + " styles " + str(len(paragraphs)) + ":"
for paragraph in paragraphs :
    print str(paragraph.toString(self.SaveFormat.TEXT))
\# Collect runs with defined styles.
\# Show the number of collected runs and display the text of this runs.
runs = self.runsByStyleName(doc, RUN_STYLE)
print "Runs with " + RUN_STYLE + " styles " + str(len(runs)) + ":"
for run in runs :
    print run.getRange().getText()
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