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<p><h3>Python package "xlwt"</h3>
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<p><b>Purpose:</b> Provide a library for developers to use to generate
spreadsheet files compatible with Microsoft Excel versions 95 to 2003.
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<p><b>Maintainer:</b> John Machin, Lingfo Pty Ltd (sjmachin@lexicon.net)
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<p><b>Licence:</b> BSD-style (see licences.py)
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<p><b>Version of xlwt:</b> 0.7.2
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<p><b>Version of Python required:</b> 2.3 to 2.6
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<p><b>External modules required:</b> None
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The package itself is pure Python with no dependencies on modules or packages
outside the standard Python distribution.
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<p><b>Quick start:</b>
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<pre><code>import xlwt
from datetime import datetime
style0 = xlwt.easyxf('font: name Times New Roman, color-index red, bold on',
num_format_str='#,##0.00')
style1 = xlwt.easyxf(num_format_str='D-MMM-YY')
wb = xlwt.Workbook()
ws = wb.add_sheet('A Test Sheet')
ws.write(0, 0, 1234.56, style0)
ws.write(1, 0, datetime.now(), style1)
ws.write(2, 0, 1)
ws.write(2, 1, 1)
ws.write(2, 2, xlwt.Formula("A3+B3"))
wb.save('example.xls')
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<p><b>Installation:</b>
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<ul>
<li> Any OS: Unzip the .zip file into a suitable directory,
chdir to that directory, then do "python setup.py install".
</li>
<li> If PYDIR is your Python installation directory:
the main files are in PYDIR/Lib/site-packages/xlwt,
docs are in the doc subdirectory.
</li>
<li> If os.sep != "/": make the appropriate adjustments.
</li>
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<p><b>Download URLs:</b>
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<ul><li>Packaged: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/xlwt
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<li>SVN: https://secure.simplistix.co.uk/svn/xlwt/trunk
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<p><b>Documentation:</b>
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Documentation can be found in the 'doc' directory of the xlwt package.
If these aren't sufficient, please consult the code in the
examples directory and the source code itself.
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<p><b>Problems:</b>
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<p>Try the following in this order:</p>
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<li>Read the source</li>
<li>Ask a question on http://groups.google.com/group/python-excel/</li>
<li>E-mail the xlwt maintainer (sjmachin at lexicon.net), including
"[xlwt]" as part of the message subject.</li>
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<p><b>Acknowledgements:</b>
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<ul><li> xlwt is a fork of the pyExcelerator package, which was developed by
Roman V. Kiseliov.
"This product includes software developed by Roman V. Kiseliov <roman@kiseliov.ru>."
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<li> xlwt uses ANTLR v 2.7.7 to generate its formula compiler.
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<li> << a growing list of names; see HISTORY.html >>: feedback, testing, test files, ...
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