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.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jmcnamara/xlsxwriter
• Owner: jmcnamara
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2013-01-04T01:07:06.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-28T20:21:59.000Z (23 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-16T14:26:48.395Z (4 days ago)
• Topics: charts, libxlsxwriter, pandas, python, spreadsheet, xlsx, xlsx-files, xlsxwriter
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io
• Size: 267 MB
• Stars: 3,707
• Watchers: 115
• Forks: 639
• Open Issues: 16
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • Changelog: Changes
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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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