# Convert PPSX to POT in Python

> Convert PPSX files to POT presentation templates in Python with Aspose.Slides for Python via Java.

Source: https://products.aspose.com/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-pot/
Updated: 2026-07-22



## Convert PPSX to POT in Python

[Aspose.Slides for Python via Java](/slides/python-java/) can convert a PowerPoint Slide Show (`.ppsx`) to a PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation Template (`.pot`) without Microsoft PowerPoint. The POT output can be used as a reusable starting point in applications that support the legacy binary PowerPoint format.

Load the source file with `Presentation`, then call `save` with `SaveFormat.Pot`. Because POT is an older format, features that it does not support cannot be represented in the output.

## How to Convert PPSX to POT in Python

Create a `Presentation` from the source PPSX file and save it with `SaveFormat.Pot`.

### Python code for converting PPSX to POT

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

## Steps to Convert PPSX to POT in Python

The conversion loads the PowerPoint slide show and writes its content to a legacy PowerPoint presentation template.

Install [Aspose.Slides for Python via Java](/slides/python-java/).

Configure JPype and make the Aspose.Slides package available to your Python project.

Create a `Presentation` from the source `.ppsx` file.

Call `save` with `SaveFormat.Pot` and a `.pot` output path.

## Convert PPSX to Other Supported Formats

- [PPSX TO PPTX](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-pptx/)
- [PPSX TO PPT](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-ppt/)
- [PPSX TO PDF](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-pdf/)
- [PPSX TO HTML](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-html/)
- [PPSX TO PNG](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-png/)
- [PPSX TO BMP](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-bmp/)
- [PPSX TO JPG](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-jpg/)
- [PPSX TO FODP](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-fodp/)
- [PPSX TO GIF](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-gif/)
- [PPSX TO ODP](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-odp/)
- [PPSX TO OTP](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-otp/)
- [PPSX TO POTM](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-potm/)
- [PPSX TO POTX](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-potx/)
- [PPSX TO PPS](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-pps/)
- [PPSX TO PPSM](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-ppsm/)
- [PPSX TO PPTM](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-pptm/)
- [PPSX TO SVG](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-svg/)
- [PPSX TO TIFF](/slides/python-java/conversion/ppsx-to-tiff/)