Convert PPTM to POT in Python

Save a macro-enabled PowerPoint presentation as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Design Template with Aspose.Slides for Python via Java.

Convert PPTM to POT in Python

Aspose.Slides for Python via Java can load a macro-enabled PowerPoint presentation (.pptm) and save it as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Design Template (.pot) without Microsoft PowerPoint. The conversion changes the file to the legacy binary template format while retaining supported slide content, layouts, and formatting.

Load the source file with Presentation, then call save with SaveFormat.Pot.

Convert PPTM to POT using Python

Create a Presentation from the source PPTM file, then call save with SaveFormat.Pot.

Python tutorial for converting PPTM into POT

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

How to convert PPTM to POT in Python

Follow these steps to save a PowerPoint PPTM presentation as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Design Template.

  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 PPTM file with Presentation.

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