# Connector

> Learn how to add, access, remove, and reconnect shapes with connectors using Aspose.Slides for Python via Java in PPT, PPTX, and ODP presentations.

Source: https://docs.aspose.com/slides/python-java/examples/elements/connector/
Updated: 2026-09-04


This article demonstrates how to connect shapes with connectors and change their targets using **Aspose.Slides for Python via Java**.

Install the package as described in [Installation](/slides/python-java/installation/). Each example imports `asposeslides` before starting the JVM, then imports the API after the JVM is running.

## **Add a Connector**

Insert a connector shape between two points on the slide.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    connector = slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Access a Connector**

Retrieve the first connector shape added to a slide.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Connector, Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100)

    # Access the first connector on the slide.
    connector = None
    for index in range(slide.getShapes().size()):
        shape = slide.getShapes().get_Item(index)
        if isinstance(shape, Connector):
            connector = shape
            break
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Remove a Connector**

Delete a connector from the slide.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    connector = slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100)

    slide.getShapes().remove(connector)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```

## **Reconnect Shapes**

Attach a connector to two shapes by assigning start and end targets.

```python
import jpype
import asposeslides

if not jpype.isJVMStarted():
    jpype.startJVM()

from asposeslides.api import Presentation, ShapeType

presentation = Presentation()
try:
    slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0)

    shape1 = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 0, 0, 50, 50)
    shape2 = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 100, 100, 50, 50)
    connector = slide.getShapes().addConnector(ShapeType.BentConnector2, 0, 0, 100, 100)

    connector.setStartShapeConnectedTo(shape1)
    connector.setEndShapeConnectedTo(shape2)
finally:
    presentation.dispose()
```