How can we extract the data validation dropdown values(not just formulas/references or a single valued formula result) from a given excel sheet using python? Currently openpyxl helps us to get the formulas but not the values directly. It even fails in cases where file contain extensions(extLst) to the OOXML s…
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python_ hh:mm:ss.000 in excel converts to dataframe by xlwings has problem
When I build exe file because of DRM i can’t use pd.read_excel or pd.ExcelFile for open excel files. So I try to use xlwings for open the DRM excel file. But time data converts to something strange data…by xlwings. I don’t know what’s it and how to fix. -here is time data- result : Ans…
XLWINGS conditional formatting based on value
I have a dataframe in Pandas that I have exported to Excel and formatted headers etc. using XLWINGS. That works like a charm. But I would like to format two columns based on their value in each cell (row), so if the value is above 0 then green and below zero then red. I can’t seem to find that option
How to scroll down to last row with data?
I have an Excel file with many rows and it gets many entries daily. That’s why I would like to scroll down the file to last row with data. To find the last row, I use: How could I scroll down to it using Python (and preferably XLWings module)? Answer Use used_range, it’s more robust than expand(&#…
Differences between xlwings vs openpyxl Reading Excel Workbooks
I’ve mostly only used xlwings to open (read-write) workbooks (since the workbooks I read have complicated macros). But I’ve recently begun using openpyxl to open (read-only) workbooks when I’ve needed to read thousands of workbooks to scrape some data. I’ve noticed that there is a cons…
Print Excel to pdf with xlwings
I am trying to print Excel files to pdf with xlwings. I am using the excel api for this. I have tried it in two ways: 1/ Using the PrintOut() call with PrintToFile argument: The problem here is Excel just prints the file, ignoring my additional settings. 2/ Using ExportAsFixedFormat Here Excel flashes a bit, …
xlwings RunPython with function arguments
I am trying to run the RunPython function from a button in excel. I would like the function to take a parameter from a box in excel, something like this: Is this a possibility? And if so how do I write the code? I would prefer not to use UDF. Answer You can do that in two ways: 1) By