Running from command line#

You can run the command pptx-renderer from the commandline to convert an input template into an output presentation.

The following is the syntax of the command.

pptx-renderer#

Generate a powerpoint presentation from a template

TEMPLATE_PATH: Path to the template file with placeholders

OUTPUT_PATH: Path to the rendered output ppt

pptx-renderer [OPTIONS] TEMPLATE_PATH OUTPUT_PATH

Options

--fail_on_error#

By default, the renderer will not stop when it encouters an error while rendering a placeholder. Setting this flag will cause it to stop at the first error.

-i, --input <input>#

Path to a json file with key value pairs of variables used in the template

Arguments

TEMPLATE_PATH#

Required argument

OUTPUT_PATH#

Required argument

Example#

pptx-renderer input_template.pptx output_file.pptx