@podycust,
Please try using Aspose.Slides for Python 23.12.
yes that works on arm64 
tho still have libgdiplus issues tho!
any plans to move away from using the system.drawing namespace on non-windows platforms? as Microsoft no longer support it on newer .net anyway on non-windows platforms
System.Drawing Namespace | Microsoft Learn
@podycust,
I am working on your question and will get back to you soon. Thank you for your patience.
If you have any other problems with Aspose.Slides for Python, please describe them in new forum threads, and we will do our best to help you.
We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will consider your question according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.
Issue ID(s): SLIDESNET-44468
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@podycust,
The issues you found earlier (filed as SLIDESPYNET-49) have been fixed in Aspose.Slides for Python 24.3 (Windows x86, Windows x64, Linux, macOS x86-x64, macOS ARM64).
You can check all fixes on the Release Notes page.
You can also find the latest version of our library on the Product Download page or PyPI.