This short guide describes how to electronically sign Word document using Python. It has the details to set the environment, a list of steps to accomplish the task, and a runnable sample code to add digital signature to Word using Python. We will discuss different options to customize the signing task by setting the various properties of the SignOptions class object.

Steps to Insert Signature in Word using Python

1. Set the IDE to use Aspose.Words for Python via .NET for signing a Word file
2. Create a CertificateHolder object by providing the certificate file and password in the create() method
3. Create the SignOptions class object to customize the signatures
4. Add some comments
5. Set the signing date and time
6. Sign the target Word file using the method sign() in the DigitalSignatureUtil class

These steps explain how to insert signature in Word using Python with the help of a simple sequence of tasks. We need to create an object of the certificate holder and sign options. The DigitalSignatureUtil.sign() method uses these two objects to sign the target Word file.

Code to Insert a Signature on Word using Python

This code sample demonstrates how to sign on Word document using Python. The digitalsignatures class has CertificateHolder property that requires the certificate file in the PFX format and the password for the certificate. The SignOptions class has numerous properties and methods to set the signature characteristics for instance signature line image, signature line ID, sign time, provider ID, decryption password, and comments.

This tutorial has guided us on how to insert signature to Word using Python. If you want to learn to protect a file with a password, refer to the article on how to password protect a Word document in Python.