pythonpowerpointwin32com

Python Win32Com: How do I open a password-protected Powerpoint?

I tried to use the below code to open a password-protected ppt, but I got error: TypeError: Open() got an unexpected keyword argument 'Password'

Is it possible to use Win32Com to open a password-protected powerrpoint? Thank you


import win32com.client as win32
xl = win32.Dispatch('PowerPoint.Application')
xl.Visible = True
xl.DisplayAlerts = True 
    
wb = xl.Presentations.Open(r'C:\Users\Downloads\PPT File.ppt', Password="123")
Solution

  • As you can see:

    TypeError: Open() got an unexpected keyword argument 'Password'

    The error clearly outlines that Presentations.Open() method doesn’t have a Password parameter. Thus, passing it raises the TypeError

    To programmatically open the password-protected pptx file, you can use msoffcrypto-tool

    pip install msoffcrypto-tool

    It decrypts the file to a temp copy first, then opens the decrypted copy via the COM object.

    Here's an example:

    import msoffcrypto
import tempfile
import win32com.client as win32

file_path = r"your pptx file path"
password = "your password"

# decrypt to a temp file
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
    office = msoffcrypto.OfficeFile(f)
    office.load_key(password=password)
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".pptx") as out:
        office.decrypt(out)
    decrypted_path = out.name

# open the decrypted copy
ppt = win32.Dispatch("PowerPoint.Application")
ppt.Visible = True
pres = ppt.Presentations.Open(decrypted_path, ReadOnly=True, WithWindow=True)

    output:

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