powerpoint-commenter 1.0.1

A Python package for adding comments to PowerPoint presentations using OpenXML SDK

PowerPoint Comment Adder

A Python package for adding comments to PowerPoint presentations using Microsoft's OpenXML SDK.

Features

• Add comments to specific slides in PowerPoint presentations
• Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• Modern Office 2021 comment system support
• Simple Python API
• Command-line interface

Requirements

• .NET 9.0 Runtime (for the underlying comment engine)
• Python 3.7+

Installation

From Source

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Install the package in development mode:

pip install -e .

From PyPI (when published)

pip install powerpoint-commenter

Usage

Python API

from powerpoint_commenter import PowerPointCommenter

# Initialize the commenter
commenter = PowerPointCommenter()

# Add a comment to slide 1
success = commenter.add_comment(
    file_path="presentation.pptx",
    slide_number=1,
    author_name="John Doe",
    author_initials="JD",
    comment_text="This slide needs revision"
)

if success:
    print("Comment added successfully!")
else:
    print("Failed to add comment")

Command Line

# Add a comment via command line
python -m powerpoint_commenter.cli "presentation.pptx" 1 "John Doe" "JD" "This slide needs revision"

Platform Support

Windows

• Requires .NET 9.0 Runtime
• Fully supported

Linux

• Requires .NET 9.0 Runtime (sudo apt install dotnet-runtime-9.0 on Ubuntu)
• Fully supported

macOS

• Requires .NET 9.0 Runtime (brew install dotnet)
• Fully supported

Development

1. Build the .NET component:

dotnet build -c Release

2. Install in development mode:

pip install -e .

3. Run tests:

pytest

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

Troubleshooting

.NET Runtime Not Found

If you get errors about .NET runtime not being found, install .NET 9.0:

• Windows: Download from Microsoft .NET
• Linux: sudo apt install dotnet-runtime-9.0 (Ubuntu/Debian)
• macOS: brew install dotnet

Permission Errors

If you get permission errors on Linux/macOS, make sure the .NET application has execute permissions:

chmod +x powerpoint_commenter/bin/PowerPointCommentAdder