VSX File Viewer for Python
Native VSX document viewer using server-side Python APIs.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to View VSX File Using Python
In order to view VSX 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 VSX via Python
Aspose.Diagram makes it easy for the developers to view the VSX file with just few lines of code.
- Load VSX 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 VSX
// load VSX file via an instance of Diagram
diagram = Aspose.Diagram.Diagram("template.vsx");
// convert VSX 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 VSX
Check our live demos to View VSX with following benefits.
VSX What is VSX File Format?
Files with .VSX extension refer to stencils that consist of drawings and shapes that are used for creating diagrams in Microsoft Visio. VSX files are saved in XML file format and was supported till Visio 2013. These are different than the primary VSDX file format that was introduced with Microsoft Visio 2013. VSX files can be opened in any text editor to view the contents.
Read MoreOther Supported Viewer Formats
Using Python, One can also view many other file formats including.