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#

# A simple program to write some data to an Excel file using the XlsxWriter

# Python module.

#

# This program is shown, with explanations, in Tutorial 2 of the XlsxWriter

# documentation.

#

# Copyright 2013-2015, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org

#

import xlsxwriter

# Create a workbook and add a worksheet.

workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('Expenses02.xlsx')

worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

# Add a bold format to use to highlight cells.

bold = workbook.add_format({'bold': True})

# Add a number format for cells with money.

money = workbook.add_format({'num_format': '$#,##0'})

# Write some data header.

worksheet.write('A1', 'Item', bold)

worksheet.write('B1', 'Cost', bold)

# Some data we want to write to the worksheet.

expenses = (

['Rent', 1000],

['Gas', 100],

['Food', 300],

['Gym', 50],

)

# Start from the first cell below the headers.

row = 1

col = 0

# Iterate over the data and write it out row by row.

for item, cost in (expenses):

worksheet.write(row, col, item)

worksheet.write(row, col + 1, cost, money)

row += 1

# Write a total using a formula.

worksheet.write(row, 0, 'Total', bold)

worksheet.write(row, 1, '=SUM(B2:B5)', money)

workbook.close()