Python XlsxWriter – Environment Setup


Python XlsxWriter – Environment Setup



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Installing XlsxWriter using PIP

The easiest and recommended method of installing XlsxWriter is to use PIP installer. Use the following command to install XlsxWriter (preferably in a virtual environment).


pip3 install xlsxwriter

Installing from a Tarball

Another option is to install XlsxWriter from its source code, hosted at https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter/. Download the latest source tarball and install the library using the following commands −


$ curl -O -L http://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter/archive/main.tar.gz

$ tar zxvf main.tar.gz
$ cd XlsxWriter-main/
$ python setup.py install

Cloning from GitHub

You may also clone the GitHub repository and install from it.


$ git clone https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter.git

$ cd XlsxWriter
$ python setup.py install

To confirm that XlsxWriter is installed properly, check its version from the Python prompt −


>>> import xlsxwriter
>>> xlsxwriter.__version__
''3.0.2''

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