libxlsxwpy 0.0.2

A plain python wrapper for libxlsxwriter, a C library.

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Known constraints

Fonts, colors and charts are not supported.

Introduction

libxlsxwpy is a plain python wrapper for libxlsxwriter, a c library. And it supports: write string, boolean, datetime and number.

Installation

First of all, please install libxlsxwriter.

You can clone it and install it:

$ git clone http://github.com/pyexcel/libxlsxwpy.git
$ cd libxlsxwpy
$ python setup.py build
$ python setup.py install

Usage

Here is the python code for the equivalent C code:

>>> from libxlsxwpy import Book
>>> book = Book()
>>> book.open("myexcel.xlsx")
True
>>> sheet = book.add_worksheet()
>>> sheet.write_string(0, 0, "Hello me!")
True
>>> book.close()
True

Development guide

Development steps for code changes

1. git clone https://github.com/pyexcel/libxlsxwpy.git

2. cd libxlsxwpy

Upgrade your setup tools and pip. They are needed for development and testing only:

1. pip install –upgrade setuptools pip

Then install relevant development requirements:

1. pip install -r rnd_requirements.txt # if such a file exists

2. pip install -r requirements.txt

3. pip install -r tests/requirements.txt

Once you have finished your changes, please provide test case(s), relevant documentation and update CHANGELOG.rst.

Note

As to rnd_requirements.txt, usually, it is created when a dependent library is not released. Once the dependecy is installed (will be released), the future version of the dependency in the requirements.txt will be valid.

How to test your contribution

Although nose and doctest are both used in code testing, it is adviable that unit tests are put in tests. doctest is incorporated only to make sure the code examples in documentation remain valid across different development releases.

On Linux/Unix systems, please launch your tests like this:

$ make

On Windows systems, please issue this command:

> test.bat

Before you commit

Please run:

$ make format

so as to beautify your code otherwise travis-ci may fail your unit test.

License

New BSD License

Change log

0.0.2 - 15.10.2020

Added

1. new sheet apis: write_number, write_boolean, write_datetime.

Updated

1. book.add_sheet is replaced with book.add_worksheet. so that it is the same as its cousin: xlsxwriter

0.0.1 - 10.10.2020

Added

1. What a feat! python wrapper for libxlsxwriter