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Create Open XML PowerPoint documents in Python
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Feature Request: Running PowerPoint macros via python-pptx #714

Closed RyotaUshio closed 3 years ago

RyotaUshio commented 3 years ago

I have a .pptm file which has some macros defined in it. Is there a way to run them via python-pptx? If not, I would really appreciate it if that functionality would be implemented in the near future.

MartinPacker commented 3 years ago

You really have to understand what python-pptx actually is: It creates a pptx file and doesn't open it in Powerpoint.

It would be reasonable to want python-pptx to embed macros in the file; It wouldn't be reasonable to expect it to run them. There may well be other ways of automatically running a macro in your environment.

(I say the above as a highly experienced user of python-pptx, not as the author.)

RyotaUshio commented 3 years ago

@MartinPacker Thank you for giving me the essential information. I am very new to python-pptx so I've not realized that.