Comparison with Excel::Writer::XLSX

The XlsxWriter module is a port of the Perl Excel::Writer::XLSX module with more Pythonic interfaces.

XlsxWriter supports almost all of Excel::Writer::XLSX’s features apart from those noted in the tables below.

Workbook

Workbook Methods XlsxWriter Excel::Writer::XLSX
add_worksheet() Yes Yes
add_format() Yes Yes
add_chart() Yes Yes
close() Yes Yes
set_properties() Yes Yes
define_name() Yes Yes
worksheets() Yes Yes
add_shape() No (1) Yes
add_vba_project() No (1) Yes
set_tempdir() Yes (2) Yes
set_1904() Yes (2) Yes
set_optimization() Yes (2) Yes
set_custom_color() Yes (3) Yes
  1. These features are experimental and probably won’t be ported.
  2. This is a constructor parameter in XlsxWriter.
  3. Not required in XlsxWriter. Full RGB colours are supported.

Worksheet

Worksheet Methods XlsxWriter Excel::Writer::XLSX
write() Yes Yes
write_number() Yes Yes
write_string() Yes Yes
write_rich_string() Yes Yes
write_blank() Yes Yes
write_row() Yes Yes
write_column() Yes Yes
write_datetime() Yes Yes
write_url() Yes Yes
write_formula() Yes Yes
write_array_formula() Yes Yes
write_comment() Yes Yes
show_comments() Yes Yes
set_comments_author() Yes Yes
insert_image() Yes Yes
insert_chart() Yes Yes
data_validation() Yes Yes
conditional_format() Yes Yes
add_sparkline() Yes Yes
add_table() Yes Yes
get_name() Yes Yes
activate() Yes Yes
select() Yes Yes
hide() Yes Yes
set_first_sheet() Yes Yes
protect() Yes Yes
set_selection() Yes Yes
set_row() Yes Yes
set_column() Yes Yes
set_default_row() Yes Yes
outline_settings() Yes Yes
freeze_panes() Yes Yes
split_panes() Yes Yes
merge_range() Yes Yes
set_zoom() Yes Yes
right_to_left() Yes Yes
hide_zero() Yes Yes
set_tab_color() Yes Yes
autofilter() Yes Yes
filter_column() Yes Yes
filter_column_list() Yes Yes
keep_leading_zeros() No (1) Yes
add_write_handler() No (1) Yes
merge_range_type() No (2) Yes
  1. These methods are syntactic sugar and can be handled using the standard API. They probably won’t be ported.
  2. Not required in XlsxWriter. The same functionality is available via merge_range().

Page Setup

Page Set-up Methods XlsxWriter Excel::Writer::XLSX
set_landscape() Yes Yes
set_portrait() Yes Yes
set_page_view() Yes Yes
set_paper() Yes Yes
center_horizontally() Yes Yes
center_vertically() Yes Yes
set_margins() Yes Yes
set_header() Yes Yes
set_footer() Yes Yes
repeat_rows() Yes Yes
repeat_columns() Yes Yes
hide_gridlines() Yes Yes
print_row_col_headers() Yes Yes
print_area() Yes Yes
print_across() Yes Yes
fit_to_pages() Yes Yes
set_start_page() Yes Yes
set_print_scale() Yes Yes
set_h_pagebreaks() Yes Yes
set_v_pagebreaks() Yes Yes

Format

Format Methods XlsxWriter Excel::Writer::XLSX
set_font_name() Yes Yes
set_font_size() Yes Yes
set_font_color() Yes Yes
set_bold() Yes Yes
set_italic() Yes Yes
set_underline() Yes Yes
set_font_strikeout() Yes Yes
set_font_script() Yes Yes
set_num_format() Yes Yes
set_locked() Yes Yes
set_hidden() Yes Yes
set_align() Yes Yes
set_rotation() Yes Yes
set_text_wrap() Yes Yes
set_text_justlast() Yes Yes
set_center_across() Yes Yes
set_indent() Yes Yes
set_shrink() Yes Yes
set_pattern() Yes Yes
set_bg_color() Yes Yes
set_fg_color() Yes Yes
set_border() Yes Yes
set_bottom() Yes Yes
set_top() Yes Yes
set_left() Yes Yes
set_right() Yes Yes
set_border_color() Yes Yes
set_bottom_color() Yes Yes
set_top_color() Yes Yes
set_left_color() Yes Yes
set_right_color() Yes Yes

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