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GroupDocs.Merger for Python via .NET lets you replace an existing open password on a protected document with a new one. The saved document will require the new password to open.

1. Create a LoadOptions instance and supply the current password so the document can be opened.
2. Instantiate the Merger class with the protected document path and the LoadOptions object.
3. Create an UpdatePasswordOptions instance with the new password string.
4. Call merger.update_password() and pass the UpdatePasswordOptions object.
5. Call merger.save() with the output file path to write the re-encrypted document.

from groupdocs.merger import Merger
from groupdocs.merger.domain.options import LoadOptions, UpdatePasswordOptions

def update_document_password():
    # Supply the current (old) password so the protected document can be opened
    load_options = LoadOptions(password="old_p@ss")
    # Load the password-protected document
    with Merger("./protected.pdf", load_options) as merger:
        # Define the replacement password
        update_options = UpdatePasswordOptions("new_p@ss")
        # Apply the new password to the document
        merger.update_password(update_options)
        # Save the document encrypted with the new password
        merger.save("./output.pdf")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    update_document_password()

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• Load Options: LoadOptions(password="old_p@ss") provides the current document password so that Merger can decrypt and open the file. If the wrong password is provided, IncorrectPasswordException is raised.
• Load Document: The Merger context manager opens the protected file using the current credentials.
• Configure New Password: UpdatePasswordOptions("new_p@ss") wraps the replacement password.
• Apply Update: merger.update_password() replaces the old password with the new one in the in-memory document.
• Save Result: merger.save() writes the document encrypted with the new password to disk.

Refer to the GroupDocs.Merger API Reference for full details on UpdatePasswordOptions and LoadOptions.

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