Convert VSS to PDF via Python
Export Microsoft Visio VSS to PDF using Python APIs.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to Convert VSS to PDF Using Python
In order to render VSS to PDF, we’ll use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use conversion API for Python platform. You can download its latest version directly from
Steps to Convert VSS to PDF via Python
Python developers can easily convert VSS file to PDF in just a few lines of code.
- Load VSS file with an instance of Diagram class
- Call Diagram.save method with output file path and SaveFileFormat as parameters
- PDF file will be saved at the specified path
System Requirements
Aspose.Diagram for Python is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS), just make sure that system have Java 1.8 or higher, Python 3.5 or higher.
- Install Java and add it to PATH environment variable, for example:
PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_131;. - Install Aspose.Diagram for Python from pypi, use command as:
$ pip install aspose-diagram.
VSS to PDF Python Conversion Source Code
import jpype
import asposediagram
jpype.startJVM()
from asposediagram.api import *
// load the VSS in an object of Diagram
diagram = Diagram("template.vss");
// save VSS as PDF
diagram.save("output.pdf", SaveFileFormat.PDF);
VSS to PDF Conversion Live Demos
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Python Diagram Manipulation Library
Aspose.Diagram is a Microsoft Visio document format manipulation API. One can easily load, create, modify, manipulate including daigram elements and convert Visio diagrams to other formats such as PDF, XPS, JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, SVG, EMF and more. It is a standalone API and does not require Microsoft Visio or any other software to be installed.VSS What is VSS File Format?
VSS are stencil files created with Microsoft Visio 2007 and earlier. A relatively new file format is .VSSX that was introduced with Microsoft Visio 2013. Stencil files provide drawing objects that can be included in a .VSD Visio drawing. Microsoft Visio itself is known for creating drawing elements such as collection of shapes, connectors, flowcharts, network layout, UML diagrams, software diagrams, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. It also has rich conversion features of Visio documents to other file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others. Visio is available for both Windows and Mac OS.
Read MorePDF What is PDF File Format?
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a type of document created by Adobe back in 1990s. The purpose of this file format was to introduce a standard for representation of documents and other reference material in a format that is independent of application software, hardware as well as Operating System. PDF files can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader/Writer as well in most modern browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox via extensions/plug-ins. Most of the commercially available software suites also offer conversion of their documents to PDF file format without the requirement of any additional software component. Thus, PDF file format has full capability to contain information like text, images, hyperlinks, form-fields, rich media, digital signatures, attachments, metadata, Geospatial features and 3D objects in it that can become as part of source document.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert VSS into many other file formats including few listed below.