def add_hyperlink(paragraph, url, text):
"""
A function that places a hyperlink within a paragraph object.
:param paragraph: The paragraph we are adding the hyperlink to.
:param url: A string containing the required url
:param text: The text displayed for the url
:return: The hyperlink object
"""
# This gets access to the document.xml.rels file and gets a new relation id value
part = paragraph.part
r_id = part.relate_to(url, docx.opc.constants.RELATIONSHIP_TYPE.HYPERLINK, is_external=True)
# Create the w:hyperlink tag and add needed values
hyperlink = docx.oxml.shared.OxmlElement('w:hyperlink')
hyperlink.set(docx.oxml.shared.qn('r:id'), r_id, )
# Create a w:r element
new_run = docx.oxml.shared.OxmlElement('w:r')
# Create a new w:rPr element