Read-Write Excel files with python

Solving Issue #358

Author: w3x10e8

read_excel_file.py

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+# extract number of rows using Python
+import xlrd
+
+# Give the location of the file
+loc = ("sample.xlsx")
+wb = xlrd.open_workbook(loc)
+sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(0)
+sheet.cell_value(0, 0)
+# Extracting number of rows
+print(sheet.nrows)
+
+
+
+# extract number of columns in Python
+print(sheet.ncols)
+
+
+# extracting all columns name in Python
+for i in range(sheet.ncols):
+    print(sheet.cell_value(0, i))
+
+
+#extracting first column
+sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(0)
+for i in range(sheet.nrows):
+    print(sheet.cell_value(i, 0))
+
+#extract a particular row value
+sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(0)
+print(sheet.row_values(1))

sample.xlsx

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+# Writing to an excel
+# sheet using Python
+import xlwt
+from xlwt import Workbook
+
+# Workbook is created
+wb = Workbook()
+
+# add_sheet is used to create sheet.
+sheet1 = wb.add_sheet('Sheet 1')
+
+sheet1.write(1, 0, 'ISBT DEHRADUN')
+sheet1.write(2, 0, 'SHASTRADHARA')
+sheet1.write(3, 0, 'CLEMEN TOWN')
+sheet1.write(4, 0, 'RAJPUR ROAD')
+sheet1.write(5, 0, 'CLOCK TOWER')
+sheet1.write(0, 1, 'ISBT DEHRADUN')
+sheet1.write(0, 2, 'SHASTRADHARA')
+sheet1.write(0, 3, 'CLEMEN TOWN')
+sheet1.write(0, 4, 'RAJPUR ROAD')
+sheet1.write(0, 5, 'CLOCK TOWER')
+
+wb.save('xlwt example.xls')