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https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter

A Python module for creating Excel XLSX files.
https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter

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A Python module for creating Excel XLSX files.

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XlsxWriter
==========

**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/GIF/BMP/WMF/EMF images.
* Rich multi-format strings.
* Cell comments.
* Integration with Pandas and Polars.
* Textboxes.
* Support for adding Macros.
* Memory optimization mode for writing large files.

It supports Python 3.4+ and PyPy3 and uses standard libraries only.

Here is a simple example:

.. code-block:: python

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()

.. image:: 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