VSTX File Viewer for Python
Native VSTX document viewer using server-side Python APIs.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to View VSTX File Using Python
In order to view VSTX file, 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 View VSTX via Python
Aspose.Diagram makes it easy for the developers to view the VSTX file with just few lines of code.
- Load VSTX file with an instance of Diagram class
- Call the Diagram.save method with SaveFileFormat.HTML as parameters
- Load resultant HTML in default browser via Process.Start
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.
Python code to view VSTX
// load VSTX file via an instance of Diagram
diagram = Aspose.Diagram.Diagram("template.vstx");
// convert VSTX to HTML format then load resultant HTML in default browser
diagram.save(output, Aspose.Diagram.SaveFileFormat.HTML);
About Aspose.Diagram for Python API
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.Free App to View VSTX
Check our live demos to View VSTX with following benefits.
VSTX What is VSTX File Format?
Files with VSTX extensions are drawing template files created with Microsoft Visio 2013 and above. These VSTX files provide starting point for creating Visio drawings, saved as .VSDX files, with default layout and settings. In general, Visio files are used to create drawings that contain visual objects, flow charts, UML diagram, information flow, organizational charts, software diagrams, network layout, database models, objects mapping and other similar information. Files generated using Visio can also be exported to different file formats such as PNG, BMP, PDF and others. Programs that open VSTX files include Microsoft Visio for Windows and Mac that let you open these files for viewing and editing. It also allows to convert Visio file formats to a number of other formats.
Read MoreOther Supported Viewer Formats
Using Python, One can also view many other file formats including.