Convert POTM Files to FODP in Python

Export a macro-enabled POTM file as a Flat OpenDocument Presentation with Aspose.Slides for Python via Java.

Convert POTM to FODP in Python

Aspose.Slides for Python via Java can load a macro-enabled POTM file and export it as a Flat OpenDocument Presentation (FODP). The conversion preserves the presentation content in a flat XML-based format; macros are not retained in FODP. Microsoft PowerPoint, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice are not required.

Convert POTM to FODP using Python

Create a Presentation from the POTM file, then call save with SaveFormat.Fodp.

Python code for converting POTM to FODP

presentation = Presentation("presentation.potm")
try:
    presentation.save("presentation.fodp", SaveFormat.Fodp)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()

How to convert POTM to FODP in Python

Follow these steps to export a POTM file as a Flat OpenDocument Presentation.

  1. Install Aspose.Slides for Python via Java .

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

  3. Open the source POTM file with Presentation.

  4. Call save with SaveFormat.Fodp to create the FODP file.