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# Docx Reader

> Parameters and methods of DocxReader, which reads DOCX files into documents.

DocxReader reads data from Docx files.

## Parameters

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## Methods

### `read()`

Reads a DOCX file and returns a list of documents.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| `file` | `Union[Path, IO[Any]]` | Required | Path to the DOCX file or a file-like object |
| `name` | `Optional[str]` | `None` | Name override for the resulting documents |

### `async_read()`

The async variant of `read()`. It accepts the same parameters.


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