Merge PPTX Files into PPSX in Python

Combine PowerPoint presentations and save the merged slides as an Open XML slide show with a cross-platform Python API

Merge PPTX to PPSX in Python

Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET lets you merge PowerPoint Open XML Presentation (PPTX) files by cloning slides from one presentation into another. After combining the slides with SlideCollection.add_clone, call Presentation.save with SaveFormat.PPSX to write the merged presentation in the PowerPoint Open XML Slide Show format.

Merge PPTX files to PPSX using Python

Open the destination and source PPTX presentations, append a clone of each source slide, and save the merged presentation as a single PPSX file.

Python code for merging PPTX files into a single PPSX presentation

with slides.Presentation("destination.pptx") as destination_presentation:
    with slides.Presentation("source.pptx") as source_presentation:
        for slide in source_presentation.slides:
            destination_presentation.slides.add_clone(slide)

    destination_presentation.save("merged-presentation.ppsx", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPSX)

How to merge PPTX files into PPSX with Aspose.Slides for Python

Follow these steps to merge two PPTX files and save the result as a single PPSX presentation.

  1. Install Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET by following the installation guide .

  2. Make the aspose.slides namespace available in your Python project.

  3. Open the destination and source PPTX files as Presentation instances.

  4. Iterate through the source slides and call SlideCollection.add_clone for each slide.

  5. Call Presentation.save with SaveFormat.PPSX to write the merged presentation as a single PPSX file.