Good news for Mac developers! Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET 24.7 is released and it lets you generate high-quality presentations on MacOS ARM64/M1. Take control of your presentations and add new features and enhancements to PowerPoint presentations in your Python applications.

PDF Export with Embedded Files on MacOS

Embed additional files into your PDF documents during export using this version of the presentation manipulation Python API. Here is how to use this feature in Python.

import aspose.slides as slides

with slides.Presentation("pres.pptx") as pres:
    options = slides.export.PdfOptions()
    options.include_ole_data = True
    pres.save("pres.pdf", slides.export.SaveFormat.PDF, options)

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Boosted Security

Purse your presentations of any potential security issues by eliminating VBA projects, OLE objects, or ActiveX controls from them on macOS M1-powered machines, as illustrated in this code example.

import aspose.slides as slides

load_options = slides.LoadOptions()
load_options.delete_embedded_binary_objects = True

with slides.Presentation("malware.ppt", loadOptions) as pres:
   pres.save("clean.ppt", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPT)

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Password-protect Your PowerPoint Presentations

Manage the password-protected presentations easily using Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET 24.7 and ascertain secure access.

Learn to Add Placeholders to Layout Slides

Effortlessly add placeholder shapes to the layout slides within your Python applications. Use charts, content, text, pictures, tables, and more as placeholders for your layout slides, as demonstrated in the following code example.

import aspose.slides as slides

with slides.Presentation() as pres:
    # Getting the Blank layout slide
    layout = pres.layout_slides.get_by_type(slides.SlideLayoutType.BLANK)

    # Getting the placeholder manager of the layout slide
    placeholder_manager = layout.placeholder_manager

    # Adding different placeholders to the Blank layout slide
    placeholder_manager.add_content_placeholder(10, 10, 300, 200)
    placeholder_manager.add_vertical_text_placeholder(350, 10, 200, 300)
    placeholder_manager.add_chart_placeholder(10, 350, 300, 300)
    placeholder_manager.add_table_placeholder(350, 350, 300, 200)

    # Adding the new slide with Blank layout
    new_slide = pres.slides.add_empty_slide(layout)
    pres.save("placeholders.pptx", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPTX)

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You can view the list of all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes introduced in this release by visiting Aspose.Slides for Python via .NET 24.7 Release Notes.