I'm trying to extract text from powerpoint text boxes with the following code:
from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.enum.shapes import MSO_SHAPE_TYPE
def iter_textable_shapes(shapes):
for shape in shapes:
if shape.has_text_frame:
yield shape
def iter_textframed_shapes(shapes):
"""Generate shape objects in *shapes* that can contain text.
Shape objects are generated in document order (z-order), bottom to top.
"""
for shape in shapes:
# ---recurse on group shapes---
if shape.shape_type == MSO_SHAPE_TYPE.GROUP:
group_shape = shape
for shape in iter_textable_shapes(group_shape.shapes):
yield shape
continue
# ---otherwise, treat shape as a "leaf" shape---
if shape.has_text_frame:
yield shape
prs = Presentation(path_to_my_prs)
for slide in prs.slides:
textable_shapes = list(iter_textframed_shapes(slide.shapes))
ordered_textable_shapes = sorted(
textable_shapes, key=lambda shape: (shape.top, shape.left)
)
for shape in ordered_textable_shapes:
print(shape.text)
But sometimes the textbox at the end of the ppt is extracted first and sometimes the ones in the middle and so on. How do I fix my code to get the text in correct order (left-to-right, top-to-bottom) ?