python-docx - Lists showing up as normal paragraphs

Question

I am trying to insert numeric and bulleted lists into an existing Word document, however they are showing up as normal paragraphs:

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Answer 1

Bulleted and Numbered lists in Word are more complicated than other styles. They need to be linked to a numbering format, which is quite complex in itself, and not yet supported at the API level in python-docx.

If you can use a "template" document as a starting point that has the list styles you need already defined, that will work, but of course that's not suitable for every use case.