Unlock PPT Presentations with Python

Build Python applications that remove opening passwords and write-protection settings from PPT presentations with Aspose.Slides.

Remove Encryption and Write Protection from PPT with Python

With Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET , you can remove encryption that requires a password to open a PPT presentation, or clear its write-protection setting. To open an encrypted file, provide the current password through LoadOptions.

Remove Encryption from a PPT Presentation - Python

load_options = slides.LoadOptions()
load_options.password = "123123"

with slides.Presentation("encrypted-presentation.ppt", load_options) as presentation:
    presentation.protection_manager.remove_encryption()
    presentation.save("unencrypted-presentation.ppt", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPT)

Remove Write Protection from a PPT Presentation - Python

with slides.Presentation("write-protected-presentation.ppt") as presentation:
    presentation.protection_manager.remove_write_protection()
    presentation.save("unprotected-presentation.ppt", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPT)

How to Remove Protection from PPT with Python

Follow these steps to remove protection from a PPT presentation.

For an encrypted PPT file, set the current password in LoadOptions, and then open the file with Presentation.
Call ProtectionManager.remove_encryption to remove the opening password, or call ProtectionManager.remove_write_protection to clear write protection.
Save the resulting presentation with SaveFormat.PPT.

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Other Supported Unlocking Formats

Use Python to remove protection from other supported presentation formats.