[Tutor] Automating creation of presentation slides?

[David Kim]

Unfortunately I live on the East Coast, otherwise I'd definitely attend! I
am attracted to the declarative nature of reStructuredText, but I also
recognize that A LOT of people use Powerpoint and are comfortable with it.
Going with something else might freak people out.

It also occurs to me that Excel integration might also matter. For example,
if someone is using R, Scipy, and/or matplotlib, etc etc  to generate
analysis, then I can't really see them caring too much. Just generate PNGs
and build the presentation. Those entrenched in excel and ms-office will
naturally gravitate toward VBA, I guess. Python is my first language, so I'd
like to gain some proficiency with it before branching out.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:43 PM, wesley chun <wescpy at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I'm wondering what people consider the most efficient and brain-damage
> free
> > way to automate the creation of presentation slides with Python.
> Scripting Powerpoint via COM?
>
>
> this is how i'm doing it. i'm working on a Python script that takes
> plain text with minimal markup that then uses COM to execute within
> PowerPoint to build the presentation. at the end of the run, users can
> then save the PPT or start the slideshow.
>
> fwiw, it's still in dev now, but i plan on releasing it to the world
> in the next edition of Core Python Programming in the next couple of
> years. for those who have already seen me give talks, i sometimes use
> this in a live setting now, including tonite.
>
> if any of you are in the silicon valley area and are interested in
> hearing me talk about Python 2 vs. 3 swing by for the talk and my
> interesting use of PowerPoint and Python. :-) more info at
> http://accu.org/index.php/accu_branches/accu_usa/next
>
> cheers,
> -- wesley
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