Convert POTM to HTML in Python

Python API for converting POTM templates to HTML5 documents

Convert POTM to HTML in Python

Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET lets you convert POTM macro-enabled presentation templates to HTML5 documents programmatically. Load the POTM file into a Presentation instance and call Presentation.save with SaveFormat.HTML5.

The HTML5 output renders slide content in a browser without requiring Microsoft PowerPoint. You can test the conversion in your browser or use the Python API in your application.

Install the library from PyPI by using the following command:

Console/Terminal

pip install aspose-slides

Save POTM as HTML in Python

Use the free online app to see the POTM-to-HTML conversion process in action.

This sample code shows how to convert POTM to HTML in Python

with slides.Presentation("presentation.potm") as presentation:
    presentation.save("presentation.html", slides.export.SaveFormat.HTML5)

How to Convert POTM to HTML in Python

Follow these steps to convert a POTM file to HTML using Python.

  1. Load the POTM file into a Presentation instance.
  2. Call Presentation.save with the output path and SaveFormat.HTML5.
  3. The presentation is saved as an HTML5 document at the specified path.

System Requirements

Before running the Python conversion sample, make sure your environment meets these requirements.

  • Microsoft Windows, macOS, or 64-bit Linux (see the system requirements ).
  • Python 3.5 or later.
  • Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET installed in your environment.