python-pptx

The PPTX format is an Open XML format, used mainly by Microsoft's Office PowerPoint suite.

python-pptx allows Python programmers to generate or manipulate complex PPTX files via a few lines of code from Python-based websites or apps.

The module is a top of the line solution for generating PPTX files. This is because the library's API covers absolutely all facets of the PPTX format.

What is new in this release:

• Added:
• PicturePlaceholder with .insert_picture() method
• TablePlaceholder with .insert_table() method
• ChartPlaceholder with .insert_chart() method
• Picture.image property, returning Image object
• Picture.crop_left, .crop_top, .crop_right, and .crop_bottom
• Shape.placeholder_format and PlaceholderFormat object

What is new in version 0.5.2:

• Shape.text_frame fails on shape having no txBody.

What is new in version 0.4.2:

• Fixed:
• Raises on supported image file having uppercase extension
• Raises on add_slide() where non-contiguous existing IDs

What is new in version 0.3.2:

• Hotfix:
• Generated presentations fail to load in Keynote and other Apple applications.

What is new in version 0.2.5:

• Added paragraph alignment property (left, right, centered, etc.).
• Added vertical alignment within table cell (top, middle, bottom).
• Added table cell margin properties.

What is new in version 0.2.3:

• Added indentation support to textbox shapes, enabling multi-level bullets on bullet slides.

What is new in version 0.2.1:

• Added support for Python 2.6
• Added images from a stream (e.g. StringIO) in addition to a path, allowing images retrieved from a database or network resource to be inserted without saving first.
• Expand text methods to accept Unicode and UTF-8 encoded 8-bit strings.
• Fixed potential install bug triggered by importing __version__ from package __init__.py file.

Requirements:

• Python 2.6.x and 2.7.x
• Python Imaging Library
• lxml