Convert PowerPoint to Pdf

pptx-to-pdf

import argparse
import os
import sys


"""
    Important: Make sure to install comtypes package before running
    TODO: only works in windows, find an alternative to comtypes
    Adapted from the gist at https://gist.github.com/littmus/6496277
"""
try:
    from comtypes import client
except:
    print("Install comtypes from http://sourceforge.net/projects/comtypes/")
    sys.exit(-1)

allowed_modes = ["jpg", "png", "pdf"]
if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    # parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', required=True)
    # parser.add_argument('-p', '--path', required=False)
    # parser.add_argument('-m', '--mode', required=False, default="jpg")

    # io_args = parser.parse_args()
    # f = os.path.abspath(io_args.file)
    # file_name = get_presentation_name_from_path(f)
    # mode = io_args.mode.lower()
    file_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
    pres_names = [i.split('.pptx')[0] for i in os.listdir(file_path) if 'pptx' in i]
    files = [os.path.join(file_path, '%s.pptx'%i) for i in pres_names if '%s.pdf' %i not in os.listdir(file_path)]
    print(files)
    mode = "pdf"

    for f in files:
        path_to_save = os.path.abspath('%s.pdf' % f.split('.pptx')[0])

        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(path_to_save, mode)
        powerpoint.ActivePresentation.Close()
        powerpoint.Quit()

        print("Converting successfully finished. Resulting pngs can be found at %s" % path_to_save)