Read italic property of runs

3 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/mammoth/documents.py b/mammoth/documents.py
index 03975b2..d054eef 100644
--- a/mammoth/documents.py
+++ b/mammoth/documents.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import collections
 
 Document = collections.namedtuple("Document", ["children"])
 Paragraph = collections.namedtuple("Paragraph", ["children", "style_name", "numbering"])
-Run = collections.namedtuple("Run", ["children", "style_name", "is_bold"])
+Run = collections.namedtuple("Run", ["children", "style_name", "is_bold", "is_italic"])
 Text = collections.namedtuple("Text", ["value"])
 
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ document = Document
 def paragraph(children, style_name=None, numbering=None):
     return Paragraph(children, style_name, numbering)
 
-def run(children, style_name=None, is_bold=None):
-    return Run(children, style_name, bool(is_bold))
+def run(children, style_name=None, is_bold=None, is_italic=None):
+    return Run(children, style_name, bool(is_bold), bool(is_italic))
 
 text = Text
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py
index 6488a25..4bfb8d1 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/document_xml.py
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ def _create_reader(numbering):
             .find_child_or_null("w:rStyle") \
             .attributes.get("w:val")
         is_bold = properties.find_child("w:b")
+        is_italic = properties.find_child("w:i")
         
         return documents.run(
             children=_read_xml_elements(element.children),
             style_name=style_name,
             is_bold=is_bold,
+            is_italic=is_italic,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py
index 4722a4c..f688e0d 100644
--- a/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/document_xml_tests.py
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ class ReadXmlElementTests(object):
         run = self._read_run_with_properties([xml_element("w:b")])
         assert_equal(True, run.is_bold)
         
+    @istest
+    def run_is_not_italic_if_italic_element_is_not_present(self):
+        run = self._read_run_with_properties([])
+        assert_equal(False, run.is_italic)
+    
+    @istest
+    def run_is_italic_if_italic_element_is_present(self):
+        run = self._read_run_with_properties([xml_element("w:i")])
+        assert_equal(True, run.is_italic)
+        
     def _read_run_with_properties(self, properties):
         properties_xml = xml_element("w:rPr", {}, properties)
         run_xml = xml_element("w:r", {}, [properties_xml])