Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!news.unit0.net!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.041 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:216.32.180': 0.09; 'subject:into': 0.09; 'windows,': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'csv': 0.16; 'files"': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'xlrd': 0.16; 'files.': 0.16; 'url:)': 0.16; 'module': 0.19; "i've": 0.25; 'excel': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'to:2**1': 0.27; 'received:216.32': 0.30; 'received:bigfish.com': 0.30; 'usually': 0.31; 'linux.': 0.31; 'received:169.254': 0.32; 'one,': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'subject:Simple': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'received:169': 0.37; 'received:10': 0.37; 'depends': 0.38; 'writes': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'dave': 0.60; 'most': 0.60; 'success': 0.61; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'reads': 0.68; 'actually,': 0.84; 'received:10.242': 0.84 X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:157.56.240.117; KIP:(null); UIP:(null); IPV:NLI; H:BL2PRD0610HT003.namprd06.prod.outlook.com; RD:none; EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: 2 X-BigFish: PS2(zzzz1f42h1ee6h1de0h1fdah1202h1e76h1d1ah1d2ah1fc6hzz17326ah8275dhz2fh2a8h668h839h944hd24hf0ah1220h1288h12a5h12a9h12bdh137ah13b6h1441h1504h1537h153bh162dh1631h1758h18e1h1946h19b5h19ceh1ad9h1b0ah1d07h1d0ch1d2eh1d3fh1de9h1dfeh1dffh1e1dh9a9j1155h) Received-SPF: pass (mail195-co1: domain of npcinternational.com designates 157.56.240.117 as permitted sender) client-ip=157.56.240.117; envelope-from=nick.cash@npcinternational.com; helo=BL2PRD0610HT003.namprd06.prod.outlook.com ; .outlook.com ; X-Forefront-Antispam-Report-Untrusted: SFV:SKI; SFS:; DIR:OUT; SFP:; SCL:-1; SRVR:CO1PR06MB110; H:CO1PR06MB111.namprd06.prod.outlook.com; LANG:en; From: Nick Cash To: Ian Kelly , Python Subject: RE: Creating a Super Simple WWW Link, Copy, & Paste into Spreadsheet Program Thread-Topic: Creating a Super Simple WWW Link, Copy, & Paste into Spreadsheet Program Thread-Index: AQHOaGx2dP6e4VAgc0uxIo7VcxdVZpk0CyAAgAARGICAAAVBYA== Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:10:12 +0000 References: <34b25d59-63b8-44e7-ac10-0afc52a7d726@googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [70.166.238.194] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: npcinternational.com X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1371158741 news.xs4all.nl 15951 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47021 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:48024 >> there is a python module that reads and writes to excel files. look=20 >> for that >More than one, actually, and which to use depends on whether "Excel files"= means the .xls or .xlsx=20 >format. On Windows, the most flexible solution is going to be to just use= COM to control the Excel >application in reading and writing the files. O= utside of Windows, the best bet is usually to work >with csv files instead,= as Dave suggested. I've had success with the xlrd and xlwt suite of modules (http://www.python= -excel.org/), using both .xls and .xlsx, on Linux.=20 -Nick Cash