Python-pptx: copy slide

Question

How can I copy slide?

I created a template slide and I need to copy it and edit shapes of each copy separately.

Or how I can add my template slide to present

Answer 1

I wanted to present my workaround to copy slides. I use a template ppt and populate it. I know before populating the slides which slides of the template need to be copied and how often. What I then do is copying the slides and saving the new ppt with the copied slides. After saving I can open the ppt with the copied slides and use pptx to populate the slides.

import win32com.client
ppt_instance = win32com.client.Dispatch('PowerPoint.Application')
#open the powerpoint presentation headless in background
read_only = True
has_title = False
window    = False
prs = ppt_instance.Presentations.open('path/ppt.pptx',read_only,has_title,window)

nr_slide = 1
insert_index = 1
prs.Slides(nr_slide).Copy()
prs.Slides.Paste(Index=insert_index)

prs.SaveAs('path/new_ppt.pptx')
prs.Close()

#kills ppt_instance
ppt_instance.Quit()
del ppt_instance

In this case the firste slide would be copied of the presentation and inserted after the first slide of the same presentation.

Hope this helps some of you!