PPTX to PDF

pptx_to_pdf.py

import os
import subprocess
import sys

"""
This script converts all .pptx files in a specified folder to .pdf format
using LibreOffice.

Functions:
    convert_pptx_to_pdf(input_folder):
        Iterates through all .pptx files in the given folder and converts them
        to .pdf format using LibreOffice in headless mode.

Usage:
    Run the script directly to convert .pptx files in the specified
    `input_folder` to .pdf files.
    Ensure that LibreOffice is installed and accessible via the `soffice`
    command.

Arguments:
    input_folder (str): The path to the folder containing .pptx files to be
    converted.

Dependencies:
    - os: For file and directory operations.
    - subprocess: To execute the LibreOffice command-line tool.
    - libreoffice: Must be installed on the system to perform the conversion.

Note:
    - LibreOffice must be installed and added to the system's PATH for this
    script to work.
    - The script uses the `--headless` mode of LibreOffice to perform the
    conversion without a GUI.
"""


def convert_pptx_to_pdf(input_folder):
    # Iterate through all .pptx files in the folder
    for filename in os.listdir(input_folder):
        if filename.endswith(".pptx"):
            pptx_path = os.path.join(input_folder, filename)

            # Use LibreOffice to convert .pptx to .pdf
            subprocess.run(
                [
                    "soffice",
                    "--headless",
                    "--convert-to",
                    "pdf",
                    "--outdir",
                    input_folder,
                    pptx_path,
                ],
                check=True,
            )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: python convert_pptx_to_pdf.py <input_folder>")
        sys.exit(1)

    input_folder = sys.argv[1]
    convert_pptx_to_pdf(input_folder)