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A Python module for creating Excel XLSX files.

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XlsxWriter is a Python module for writing files in the Excel 2007+ XLSX file format.

XlsxWriter can be used to write text, numbers, formulas and hyperlinks to multiple worksheets and it supports features such as formatting and many more, including:

  • 100% compatible Excel XLSX files.

  • Full formatting.

  • Merged cells.

  • Defined names.

  • Charts.

  • Autofilters.

  • Data validation and drop down lists.

  • Conditional formatting.

  • Worksheet PNG/JPEG/BMP/WMF/EMF images.

  • Rich multi-format strings.

  • Cell comments.

  • Integration with Pandas.

  • Textboxes.

  • Support for adding Macros.

  • Memory optimization mode for writing large files.

It supports Python 2.7, 3.4+ and PyPy and uses standard libraries only.

Here is a simple example:

import xlsxwriter


# Create an new Excel file and add a worksheet.
workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('demo.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

# Widen the first column to make the text clearer.
worksheet.set_column('A:A', 20)

# Add a bold format to use to highlight cells.
bold = workbook.add_format({'bold': True})

# Write some simple text.
worksheet.write('A1', 'Hello')

# Text with formatting.
worksheet.write('A2', 'World', bold)

# Write some numbers, with row/column notation.
worksheet.write(2, 0, 123)
worksheet.write(3, 0, 123.456)

# Insert an image.
worksheet.insert_image('B5', 'logo.png')

workbook.close()
https://raw.github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter/master/dev/docs/source/_images/demo.png

See the full documentation at: https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io

Release notes: https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io/changes.html

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