Tool

pyhwp

pyhwp parses HWP Document Format v5 files and extracts their internal streams. Its Python source implements document structures and offers experimental conversion to OpenDocument and plain text, based on Hancom's published HWP Binary Specification 1.1.

Targets: App
Category: Binary analysis libraries
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 302
Last commit: 2023-04-09
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires Python 2.7 or 3.5 through 3.8, plus cryptography, lxml and olefile.
Limits: Conversion to ODT or plain text is experimental.
License: Licensed under GNU AGPL-3.0 or later.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{pyhwp,
  title = {{pyhwp}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mete0r/pyhwp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mete0r/pyhwp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pyhwp/}}
}

Plain text

pyhwp. https://github.com/mete0r/pyhwp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pyhwp/

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README GitHub · mete0r/pyhwp · Revision 83239f0

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