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# Docx Reader

DocxReader is a reader class that allows you to read 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.