Python snippet for converting ppt/pptx file to png files. Works only in PowerPoint installed Windows!

ppt2png.py

import sys
import os
try:
    from comtypes import client
except:
    print "Install comtypes from http://sourceforge.net/projects/comtypes/"
    sys.exit(-1)
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print "Usage : python ppt2png.py [file]"
        sys.exit(-1)
 
    f = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
    if not os.path.exists(f):
        print "No such file!"
        sys.exit(-1)

    powerpoint = client.CreateObject('Powerpoint.Application')
    powerpoint.Presentations.Open(f)
    powerpoint.ActivePresentation.Export(f, 'PNG')
    powerpoint.ActivePresentation.Close()
    powerpoint.Quit()
 
    print "Converting successfully finished."

:-(

Worked perfectly for me - cheers!

It works on Python3 with additional string before Open() method:

powerpoint.Visible = True

Else i recieved error:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\ooolledj\Desktop\01.12 ГОЗ\pp.py", line 22, in <module> powerpoint.Presentations.Open(f) _ctypes.COMError: (-2147188160, None, ('Presentations (unknown member) : Invalid request. The PowerPoint Frame window does not exist.', 'Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007', '', 0, None))