pptx

Work with PowerPoint .pptx files using python-pptx (preinstalled). A .pptx is a ZIP of XML parts; python-pptx handles the structure so you rarely touch XML. Drop to raw OOXML only for the few things the library can't express (see Advanced).

Run complete Python source with code_execution in the current workspace dir where uploaded files land. Refer to the deck exactly as the Generated artifacts list names it. Use exec only for a genuinely shell-only command; never put this source in python -c or a heredoc.

Mental model

• A presentation has slides; each slide is built from a layout; layouts live on slide masters. Layouts define placeholders (title, body, picture, etc.) by idx and type.
• A slide holds shapes: placeholders, text boxes, pictures, tables, charts.
• Shapes with text expose .text_frame → .paragraphs → .runs. A run is the unit that carries formatting (font, size, bold, color).
• Units are EMU. Use the helpers: from pptx.util import Inches, Pt, Emu.