How to write RTF from Python?

[Tyler Eaves]

dsavitsk wrote:

> 
> <achrist at easystreet.com> wrote in message
> news:3EA97D61.3CC9FE74 at easystreet.com...
>> Any suggestions of the shortest path from a Python program to RTF
>> output?  RTF seems to be the best (reasonable combination of
>> features and compatability) common denominator for exporting
>> data so that (windows) users can bring it into their own word
>> processing program, whatever that may be.  (Any problem with
>> that?)
>>
>> Requirements are about like this:
>>
>> 1. Don't need an edit control, just want to write a file, but if
>> I have to open an edit window, I can.
>>
>> 2. Don't want to do too much fancy.  Text, headings, bulleted
>> lists,  maybe some variations in font size.
>>
>> 3. Development platform is WinNT, target platform is any reasonably
>> recent Windows machine (eg either anything newer than Win95 release 1
>> or Win98 or better).
> 
> Your requirements suggest to me that html is the best common denominator,
> and it's easier to write.
> 
> -d

Except for that fact that most wordproccesors make a complete pigs ear of
it...