rfctr(table): reimplement CT_Tc._tr_above

scanny · scanny · commit 6d49a690bb22 · 2024-04-29T16:06:02.000-07:00
Use XPath rather than oxml structures.
diff --git a/src/docx/oxml/table.py b/src/docx/oxml/table.py
@@ -748,11 +748,10 @@ def _tr_above(self) -> CT_Row:
 
         Raises |ValueError| if called on a cell in the top-most row.
         """
-        tr_lst = self._tbl.tr_lst
-        tr_idx = tr_lst.index(self._tr)
-        if tr_idx == 0:
-            raise ValueError("no tr above topmost tr")
-        return tr_lst[tr_idx - 1]
+        tr_aboves = self.xpath("./ancestor::w:tr[position()=1]/preceding-sibling::w:tr[1]")
+        if not tr_aboves:
+            raise ValueError("no tr above topmost tr in w:tbl")
+        return tr_aboves[0]
 
     @property
     def _tr_below(self) -> CT_Row | None:
