Basic Export Examples for Python
Ready-to-use code examples for exporting workbooks to XLSX, CSV, and Markdown with Aspose.Cells FOSS for Python. Each example can be run directly after installing the library (see the Installation guide).
Save to XLSX and CSV
The default format when saving with a .xlsx extension; pass SaveFormat.CSV for CSV:
from aspose.cells_foss import Workbook, Cell, SaveFormat
# Save as XLSX
workbook = Workbook()
ws = workbook.worksheets[0]
ws.cells["A1"].value = "Product"
ws.cells["B1"].value = "Revenue"
ws.cells["A2"].value = "Widget A"
ws.cells["B2"].value = 12500
ws.cells["A3"].value = "Widget B"
ws.cells["B3"].value = 8750
workbook.save("report.xlsx")
# Save as CSV
workbook2 = Workbook()
ws2 = workbook2.worksheets[0]
ws2.cells["A1"].value = "Name"
ws2.cells["B1"].value = "Age"
ws2.cells["A2"].value = "Alice"
ws2.cells["B2"].value = 30
ws2.cells["A3"].value = "Bob"
ws2.cells["B3"].value = 25
workbook2.save("data.csv", SaveFormat.CSV)Save to Markdown
Export tabular data as Markdown tables — useful for documentation and README generation:
from aspose.cells_foss import Workbook, Cell
workbook = Workbook()
ws = workbook.worksheets[0]
ws.cells["A1"].value = "First name"
ws.cells["B1"].value = "Age"
ws.cells["A2"].value = "Alice"
ws.cells["B2"].value = 30
ws.cells["A3"].value = "Bob"
ws.cells["B3"].value = 25
workbook.save_as_markdown("data.md")
# Output:
# | First name | Age |
# |---|---|
# | Alice | 30 |
# | Bob | 25 |