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()See the full documentation at: https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io
Release notes: https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io/changes.html