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class DocumentTemplateType

Maturity: 45

An enumeration class that defines constants for document template types used when creating new lists, supporting Word and Excel templates.

File:
/tf/active/vicechatdev/SPFCsync/venv/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/office365/sharepoint/lists/document_template_type.py
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1 - 11
Complexity:
simple

Purpose

DocumentTemplateType serves as a type-safe enumeration for specifying document template formats. It provides named constants (Invalid, Word, Excel) that represent different document template types, allowing code to use meaningful names instead of magic numbers when working with document templates. This is typically used in document management systems or list creation workflows where templates need to be specified.

Source Code

class DocumentTemplateType:
    """Specifies the type for the document template (1) for the new list."""

    Invalid = 0
    """Invalid document template."""

    Word = 1
    """Word template."""

    Excel = 2
    """Excel template."""

Parameters

Name Type Default Kind
bases - -

Parameter Details

bases: The base classes from which DocumentTemplateType inherits. In this case, it appears to inherit from the default object base class, though no explicit inheritance is shown.

Return Value

Instantiating this class returns a DocumentTemplateType object. However, this class is designed to be used as a namespace for constants rather than being instantiated. The class attributes (Invalid, Word, Excel) return integer values (0, 1, 2 respectively) that represent different template types.

Class Interface

Attributes

Name Type Description Scope
Invalid int Represents an invalid or unspecified document template type. Value is 0. class
Word int Represents a Microsoft Word document template type. Value is 1. class
Excel int Represents a Microsoft Excel document template type. Value is 2. class

Usage Example

# This class is used as a constant container, not instantiated
# Access the template type constants directly from the class

# Check if a template type is Word
template_type = DocumentTemplateType.Word
if template_type == DocumentTemplateType.Word:
    print("Using Word template")

# Use in a function parameter
def create_list_from_template(template_type):
    if template_type == DocumentTemplateType.Invalid:
        raise ValueError("Invalid template type")
    elif template_type == DocumentTemplateType.Word:
        return "Creating list from Word template"
    elif template_type == DocumentTemplateType.Excel:
        return "Creating list from Excel template"

# Call the function with the constant
result = create_list_from_template(DocumentTemplateType.Excel)
print(result)

# Compare template types
if DocumentTemplateType.Word != DocumentTemplateType.Excel:
    print("Word and Excel are different template types")

Best Practices

  • Do not instantiate this class - use it as a namespace for accessing constants (e.g., DocumentTemplateType.Word)
  • Always use the named constants instead of hardcoding integer values to improve code readability and maintainability
  • Check for DocumentTemplateType.Invalid (value 0) to handle invalid or uninitialized template types
  • Consider using Python's enum.Enum or enum.IntEnum for more robust enumeration behavior in production code
  • This pattern is a simple constant container; for type safety and IDE support, prefer using enum.IntEnum which provides similar functionality with better tooling support
  • When comparing template types, use equality operators (==, !=) with the class constants
  • Document which template type is expected in function signatures and docstrings for clarity

Tags

enumeration constants document-template type-definition word excel configuration namespace

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