XL_CATEGORY_TYPE

Specifies the type of the category axis.

Example:

from pptx.enum.chart import XL_CATEGORY_TYPE

date_axis = chart.category_axis
assert date_axis.category_type == XL_CATEGORY_TYPE.TIME_SCALE

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AUTOMATIC_SCALE

The application controls the axis type.

CATEGORY_SCALE

Axis groups data by an arbitrary set of categories

TIME_SCALE

Axis groups data on a time scale of days, months, or years.