https://github.com/willayy/fastxlstocsv

Fast way to convert large .xls/.xlsx files to CSV by saving them via VBS
https://github.com/willayy/fastxlstocsv

converter csv python vbscript xlsx

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Fast way to convert large .xls/.xlsx files to CSV by saving them via VBS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/willayy/fastxlstocsv
• Owner: willayy
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-07-19T13:55:40.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-31T18:41:33.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-13T08:29:08.033Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: converter, csv, python, vbscript, xlsx
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://pypi.org/project/FastXlsToCsv/
• Size: 70.3 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# FastXlsToCsv

### Made by William Norland, 2023

Fast way to convert large .xls/.xlsx files to CSV by saving them via a vbs running via windows script host.

## Why?

During a project i did i noticed how slow pandas read excel files to dataframe, because pandas reads csv to dataframe much faster i decied to release my solution

for turning excel into csv!

## Dependencies

* Excel (Only tested on excel 2016).

* Windows operating system (Only tested on Windows 10).

* Only tested on Python 3.11, should probably work on any python.

* Windows script host (Exists on pretty much every windows ever).

## Usage

### Install

![Screenshot (2)](https://github.com/willayy/FastXlsToCsv/assets/117913560/219b6291-15c9-4b90-8d90-21404c50acfa)

### Import

![Screenshot (3)](https://github.com/willayy/FastXlsToCsv/assets/117913560/c73a81b7-c1d7-4e13-9980-8a5e7d6a7217)

### Use

```python

inputFile: str = r"c:\Users\someone\Desktop\ExcelFiles\excelFileThatWantsTobeCsv.xlsx"

inputDir: str = r"c:\Users\someone\Desktop\ExcelFiles"

outputDir: str =  r"c:\Users\someone\Desktop\FolderForExportedCsvs"

XlsConverter.convertXlFileToCsv(inputFile, output)

XlsConverter.convertXlDir(inputDir, output)

```

## License

Relased under the MIT License, check FastXlsToCsv/LICENSE for more information.