Download file with dcc.send_bytes

Dash Python
1

Hi,

I am trying to create and download a pptx presentation with pptx and python dash. Although the file is created without an error, there are no slides created in the presentation.

Thanks in advance.

import dash
import dash_core_components as dcc
import dash_html_components as html
import dash_bootstrap_components as dbc
from dash.exceptions import PreventUpdate
from dash.dependencies import Input, Output

from pptx import Presentation
import io

app = dash.Dash(__name__,external_stylesheets=[dbc.themes.BOOTSTRAP])

app.layout = html.Div([html.Button('Download Slides',
                                   id='download_button',
                                   n_clicks=0, 
                                   ),
                       dcc.Download(id='download')])

@app.callback(Output('download', 'data'), 
              [Input('download_button', 'n_clicks')])
def download_file(n_clicks):
    if n_clicks == 0:
        raise PreventUpdate
        
    def to_pptx(bytes_io):
        
        prs = Presentation()
        title_slide_layout = prs.slide_layouts[0]
        slide = prs.slides.add_slide(title_slide_layout)
        title = slide.shapes.title            
        title.text = 'Hello, World!'
    
        filename = io.BytesIO() #io.StringIO()
        prs.save(filename)            
        filename.seek(0)
    
    return dcc.send_bytes(to_pptx, 'Slides.pptx')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run_server(debug=True, use_reloader=False)
2

I solved it by replaceing

prs.save(filename)

with

prs.save(bytes_io)