This program is an example of writing hyperlinks to a worksheet. See the write_url() method for more details.
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# Example of how to use the XlsxWriter module to write hyperlinks
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# Copyright 2013, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
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from xlsxwriter.workbook import Workbook
# Create a new workbook and add a worksheet
workbook = Workbook('hyperlink.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet('Hyperlinks')
# Format the first column
worksheet.set_column('A:A', 30)
# Add the standard url link format.
url_format = workbook.add_format({
'color': 'blue',
'underline': 1
})
# Add a sample alternative link format.
red_format = workbook.add_format({
'color': 'red',
'bold': 1,
'underline': 1,
'size': 12,
})
# Add an alternate description string to the URL.
string = 'Python home'
# Add a "tool tip" to the URL.
tip = 'Get the latest Python news here.'
# Write some hyperlinks
worksheet.write('A1', 'http://www.python.org/', url_format)
worksheet.write('A3', 'http://www.python.org/', url_format, string)
worksheet.write('A5', 'http://www.python.org/', url_format, string, tip)
worksheet.write('A7', 'http://www.python.org/', red_format)
worksheet.write('A9', 'mailto:jmcnamaracpan.org', url_format, 'Mail me')
# Write a URL that isn't a hyperlink
worksheet.write_string('A11', 'http://www.python.org/')
workbook.close()