Update helper.py

helper.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from docx import Document
 
 def open_file(filepath):
     with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile:
@@ -10,4 +11,13 @@ def save_file(filepath, content):
 
 def append_file(filepath, content):
      with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
-        outfile.write(content)
+        outfile.write(content)
+
+def read_word_document(filepath):
+    try:
+        doc = Document(filepath)
+        paragraphs = [p.text for p in doc.paragraphs]
+        return paragraphs
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading the Word document: {e}")
+        return []