Convert VSS to PNG via Python
Export Microsoft Visio VSS to PNG using Python APIs.
Aspose.Diagram for Python
Overview
How to Convert VSS to PNG Using Python
In order to render VSS to PNG, 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 PNG via Python
Python developers can easily convert VSS file to PNG 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
- PNG 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 Python 3.6 or higher.
- Install Aspose.Diagram for Python from pypi, use command as:
$ pip install aspose-diagram-python.
VSS to PNG Python Conversion Source Code
from aspose.diagram import *
// load the VSS in an object of Diagram
diagram = Diagram("template.vss");
// save VSS as PNG
diagram.save("output.png", SaveFileFormat.PNG);
VSS to PNG 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, PNG, 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 MorePNG What is PNG File Format?
PNG, Portable Network Graphics, refers to a type of raster image file format that use loseless compression. This file format was created as a replacement of Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) and has no copyright limitations. However, PNG file format does not support animations. PNG file format supports loseless image compression that makes it popular among its users. With the passage of time, PNG has evolved as one of the mostly used image file format. Almost all Operating Systems have support for opening PNG files. For example, Microsoft Windows viewer has the capability to open PNG files as the OS has by default the support available as part of installation.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert VSS into many other file formats including few listed below.