decx 0.1.1

Automated PowerPoint report generation from Excel data via COM

decx

Automated PowerPoint report generation from Excel data via COM.

decx reads data from Excel workbooks and updates linked OLE objects, tables, delta indicators, color coding, and charts in PowerPoint presentations — all driven from the command line.

Requirements

• Windows (COM automation requires Windows)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (installed and licensed)
• Microsoft Excel (installed and licensed)
• Python 3.11+

Installation

uv add decx

Or with pip:

pip install decx

Usage

Update presentations

# Single presentation with one Excel file
decx update report.pptx --excel data.xlsx

# Batch mode with explicit pptx:xlsx pairs
decx update --pair "us.pptx:us_data.xlsx" --pair "mx.pptx:mx_data.xlsx"

# Skip specific steps
decx update report.pptx --excel data.xlsx --skip-links --skip-charts

# Use a custom config file
decx update report.pptx --excel data.xlsx --config my_config.yaml

# Verbose output for debugging
decx update report.pptx --excel data.xlsx --verbose

Initialize config

Write the default config.yaml to the current directory:

decx init

Info

decx info

Version

decx --version

Configuration

decx ships with sensible defaults. Run decx init to generate a config.yaml you can customize:

heatmap:
  color_minimum: '#F8696B'
  color_midpoint: '#FFEB84'
  color_maximum: '#63BE7B'
  dark_font: '#000000'
  light_font: '#FFFFFF'

ccst:
  positive_color: '#33CC33'
  negative_color: '#ED0590'
  neutral_color: '#595959'
  positive_prefix: '+'
  symbol_removal: '%'

delta:
  template_positive: tmpl_delta_pos
  template_negative: tmpl_delta_neg
  template_none: tmpl_delta_none
  template_slide: 1

links:
  set_manual: true

Pipeline

1. Re-link OLE objects — point linked Excel objects to a new data file
2. Populate tables — read Excel ranges and write values into PowerPoint tables
3. Delta indicators — swap arrow shapes based on positive/negative values
4. Color coding — apply color rules to _ccst tables
5. Update charts — refresh linked chart data sources

License

MIT

Repository

https://github.com/albertxli/decx