sheetpicturefinder 1.1.0

SheetPictureFinder is a pure Python utility for extracting images from Excel .xlsx files — specifically from worksheets and cell addresses. It parses the internal XML structure of Excel files and maps embedded images to their anchor locations.

📦 SheetPictureFinder

SheetPictureFinder is a pure Python utility for extracting images from Excel .xlsx files — specifically from worksheets and cell addresses. It parses the internal XML structure of Excel files and maps embedded images to their anchor locations.

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✨ Features

• ✅ Extract images anchored to specific cells (e.g., H2, H3)
• ✅ Supports file paths and io.BytesIO streams
• ✅ Lazy image loading — images loaded only when requested
• ✅ List image-bearing cells by sheet or across workbook
• ✅ Cross-platform temporary file handling
• ✅ cleanup() method for managing resources

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📦 Dependency

No need for openpyxl or openpyxl-image-loader. Just have your pillow installed.

pip install pillow

• Python 3.8+

📦 Installation

pip install sheetpicturefinder

🚀 Usage Example

from PIL import Image
from sheetpicturefinder import XLSXPictureFinder  # Replace with actual import path

# Load XLSX from file path
finder = XLSXPictureFinder("/Users/ss/Downloads/SampleFile.xlsx")

# 1. List all image cells in 'EXTERIOR' sheet
image_cells = finder.list_image_cells("EXTERIOR")
print("Image cells in 'EXTERIOR':", image_cells)

# 2. Load and display an image at a specific cell
if 'H2' in image_cells:
    image = finder.get_image("EXTERIOR", "H2")
    if image:
        image.show()
    else:
        print("No image found at EXTERIOR!H2")
else:
    print("H2 not in image cells for EXTERIOR")

# 3. List all image-containing cells across all sheets
all_images = finder.list_all_sheet_image_cells()
print("\nAll image cells in workbook:")
for sheet, cells in all_images.items():
    print(f"  {sheet}: {cells}")

# 4. Clean up temporary files
finder.cleanup()

🧰 API Reference

XLSXPictureFinder(xlsx_source) • xlsx_source: Path to .xlsx file or io.BytesIO stream

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get_image(sheet_name, cell_address) → PIL.Image or None

Loads and returns the image anchored at cell_address in sheet_name.

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list_image_cells(sheet_name) → List[str]

Returns a list of cell addresses that contain images in the given sheet.

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list_all_sheet_image_cells() → Dict[str, List[str]]

Returns all sheets and their image-bearing cells:

{
    'EXTERIOR': ['H2', 'H3'],
    'APPLIANCES': ['H4']
}

📘 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.

🧠 Author’s Note

This library bypasses heavyweight Excel parsing and directly inspects the underlying structure of .xlsx files. It’s optimized for performance, memory, and flexibility — ideal for image extraction in automation pipelines or reporting tools.