On Jun 18, 10:38 am, Chris Withers <ch...@simplistix.co.uk> wrote: > Hi All, > > Too many people in the Python community *still* think the only way to > work with Excel files in Python is using COM on Windows. > > To try and correct this, I'm giving a tutorial at this year's EuroPython > conference in Birmingham, UK on Monday, 29th June that will cover > working with Excel files in Python using the pure-python libraries xlrd, > xlwt and xlutils. > > I'll be looking to cover: > > - Reading Excel Files > > Including extracting all the data types, formatting and working with > large files. > > - Writing Excel Files > > Including formatting, many of the useful frilly extras and writing > large excel files. > > - Modifying and Filtering Excel Files > > A run through of taking existing Excel files and modifying them in > various ways. > > - Workshop for your problems > > I'm hoping anyone who attends will get a lot out of this! If you're > planning on attending and have a particular problem you'd like to work > on in this part of the tutorial, please drop me an email and I'll try > and make sure I come prepared! > > All you need for the tutorial is a working knowledge of Excel and > Python, with a laptop as an added benefit, and to be at EuroPython this > year: > > http://www.europython.eu/ > > I look forward to seeing you all there! > > Chris > > -- > Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting > -http://www.simplistix.co.uk
As I recall, these utilities don't allow the programmer to access Excel's formulas. Is that still an issue? Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
