Skip to content

README.rst

Latest commit

 

History

History
65 lines (47 loc) · 1.81 KB

README.rst

File metadata and controls

65 lines (47 loc) · 1.81 KB

Examples

This directory contains working examples of python-pptx mathematical equation functionality.

Mathematical Equations

The examples demonstrate various levels of mathematical equation complexity, from simple text to complex formulas with fractions and radicals.

Quadratic Formula Example

File: examples/quadratic_equation_demo.py

A complete working example that creates a PowerPoint slide with:

  • Blue background slide
  • White quadratic formula with proper mathematical structure
  • Fraction with square root using OMML elements
  • Proper PowerPoint-compatible XML structure

Results:

Additional mathematical equation example screenshot

Note: This example uses a complete OMML XML-formatted string to create the equation. It does not "dynamically" build the equation from Python code.

Usage:

python examples/quadratic_equation_demo.py

Result: Generates quadratic_equation_demo.pptx with a properly rendered quadratic equation.

Technical Details

The example demonstrates the complete XML structure required by PowerPoint:

<mc:AlternateContent xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006">
  <mc:Choice xmlns:a14="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2010/main" Requires="a14">
    <p:sp>
      <p:txBody>
        <a:p>
          <a14:m>
            <m:oMathPara>
              <m:oMath>
                <!-- Mathematical content here -->
              </m:oMath>
            </m:oMathPara>
          </a14:m>
        </a:p>
      </p:txBody>
    </p:sp>
  </mc:Choice>
  <mc:Fallback>
    <!-- Compatibility fallback -->
  </mc:Fallback>
</mc:AlternateContent>