# Convert ODP to POT in Python

> Convert ODP presentations to legacy POT files in Python with Aspose.Slides for Python via Java.

Source: https://products.aspose.com/slides/python-java/conversion/odp-to-pot/
Updated: 2026-07-21



## Convert ODP to POT in Python

[**Aspose.Slides for Python via Java**](/slides/python-java/) can load an ODP presentation and save it in the binary POT format used by PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation templates. The conversion does not require Microsoft PowerPoint, LibreOffice, or OpenOffice.

## Convert ODP to POT using Python

Create a `Presentation` from the ODP file and call `save` with `SaveFormat.Pot` to create the POT file.

### Python code for converting ODP to POT

```python
presentation = Presentation("presentation.odp")
try:
    presentation.save("presentation.pot", SaveFormat.Pot)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## How to convert ODP to POT in Python

Follow these steps to convert an ODP presentation to the PowerPoint 97-2003 POT format.

Install [**Aspose.Slides for Python via Java**](https://docs.aspose.com/slides/python-java/installation/).

Configure the package and start the Java Virtual Machine in your application.

Open the source ODP file with `Presentation`.

Call `save` with `SaveFormat.Pot` to write the POT file.

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