Function BaseShapeFactory

src/pptx/shapes/shapetree.py:803–820

Return an instance of the appropriate shape proxy class for `shape_elm`.

(shape_elm: ShapeElement, parent: ProvidesPart)

def BaseShapeFactory(shape_elm: ShapeElement, parent: ProvidesPart) -> BaseShape:
    """Return an instance of the appropriate shape proxy class for `shape_elm`."""
    tag = shape_elm.tag

    if isinstance(shape_elm, CT_Picture):
        videoFiles = shape_elm.xpath("./p:nvPicPr/p:nvPr/a:videoFile")
        if videoFiles:
            return Movie(shape_elm, parent)
        return Picture(shape_elm, parent)

    shape_cls = {
        qn("p:cxnSp"): Connector,
        qn("p:grpSp"): GroupShape,
        qn("p:sp"): Shape,
        qn("p:graphicFrame"): GraphicFrame,
    }.get(tag, BaseShape)

    return shape_cls(shape_elm, parent)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]


def _LayoutShapeFactory(shape_elm: ShapeElement, parent: ProvidesPart) -> BaseShape: