Comparison with Excel::Writer::XLSX

The XlsxWriter module is a port of the Perl Excel::Writer::XLSX module with more Pythonic interfaces.

XlsxWriter supports almost all of Excel::Writer::XLSX’s features apart from those noted in the tables below.

Workbook

Workbook Methods	XlsxWriter	Excel::Writer::XLSX
`add_worksheet()`	Yes	Yes
`add_format()`	Yes	Yes
`add_chart()`	Yes	Yes
`close()`	Yes	Yes
`set_properties()`	Yes	Yes
`define_name()`	Yes	Yes
`worksheets()`	Yes	Yes
add_shape()	No (1)	Yes
add_vba_project()	No (1)	Yes
set_tempdir()	Yes (2)	Yes
set_1904()	Yes (2)	Yes
set_optimization()	Yes (2)	Yes
set_custom_color()	Yes (3)	Yes

These features are experimental and probably won’t be ported.
This is a constructor parameter in XlsxWriter.
Not required in XlsxWriter. Full RGB colours are supported.

Worksheet

Worksheet Methods	XlsxWriter	Excel::Writer::XLSX
`write()`	Yes	Yes
`write_number()`	Yes	Yes
`write_string()`	Yes	Yes
`write_rich_string()`	Yes	Yes
`write_blank()`	Yes	Yes
`write_row()`	Yes	Yes
`write_column()`	Yes	Yes
`write_datetime()`	Yes	Yes
`write_url()`	Yes	Yes
`write_formula()`	Yes	Yes
`write_array_formula()`	Yes	Yes
`write_comment()`	Yes	Yes
`show_comments()`	Yes	Yes
`set_comments_author()`	Yes	Yes
`insert_image()`	Yes	Yes
`insert_chart()`	Yes	Yes
`data_validation()`	Yes	Yes
`conditional_format()`	Yes	Yes
`add_sparkline()`	Yes	Yes
`add_table()`	Yes	Yes
`get_name()`	Yes	Yes
`activate()`	Yes	Yes
`select()`	Yes	Yes
`hide()`	Yes	Yes
`set_first_sheet()`	Yes	Yes
`protect()`	Yes	Yes
`set_selection()`	Yes	Yes
`set_row()`	Yes	Yes
`set_column()`	Yes	Yes
`set_default_row()`	Yes	Yes
`outline_settings()`	Yes	Yes
`freeze_panes()`	Yes	Yes
`split_panes()`	Yes	Yes
`merge_range()`	Yes	Yes
`set_zoom()`	Yes	Yes
`right_to_left()`	Yes	Yes
`hide_zero()`	Yes	Yes
`set_tab_color()`	Yes	Yes
`autofilter()`	Yes	Yes
`filter_column()`	Yes	Yes
`filter_column_list()`	Yes	Yes
keep_leading_zeros()	No (1)	Yes
add_write_handler()	No (1)	Yes
merge_range_type()	No (2)	Yes

These methods are syntactic sugar and can be handled using the standard API. They probably won’t be ported.
Not required in XlsxWriter. The same functionality is available via merge_range().

Page Setup

Page Set-up Methods	XlsxWriter	Excel::Writer::XLSX
`set_landscape()`	Yes	Yes
`set_portrait()`	Yes	Yes
`set_page_view()`	Yes	Yes
`set_paper()`	Yes	Yes
`center_horizontally()`	Yes	Yes
`center_vertically()`	Yes	Yes
`set_margins()`	Yes	Yes
`set_header()`	Yes	Yes
`set_footer()`	Yes	Yes
`repeat_rows()`	Yes	Yes
`repeat_columns()`	Yes	Yes
`hide_gridlines()`	Yes	Yes
`print_row_col_headers()`	Yes	Yes
`print_area()`	Yes	Yes
`print_across()`	Yes	Yes
`fit_to_pages()`	Yes	Yes
`set_start_page()`	Yes	Yes
`set_print_scale()`	Yes	Yes
`set_h_pagebreaks()`	Yes	Yes
`set_v_pagebreaks()`	Yes	Yes

Format

Format Methods	XlsxWriter	Excel::Writer::XLSX
`set_font_name()`	Yes	Yes
`set_font_size()`	Yes	Yes
`set_font_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_bold()`	Yes	Yes
`set_italic()`	Yes	Yes
`set_underline()`	Yes	Yes
`set_font_strikeout()`	Yes	Yes
`set_font_script()`	Yes	Yes
`set_num_format()`	Yes	Yes
`set_locked()`	Yes	Yes
`set_hidden()`	Yes	Yes
`set_align()`	Yes	Yes
`set_rotation()`	Yes	Yes
`set_text_wrap()`	Yes	Yes
`set_text_justlast()`	Yes	Yes
`set_center_across()`	Yes	Yes
`set_indent()`	Yes	Yes
`set_shrink()`	Yes	Yes
`set_pattern()`	Yes	Yes
`set_bg_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_fg_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_border()`	Yes	Yes
`set_bottom()`	Yes	Yes
`set_top()`	Yes	Yes
`set_left()`	Yes	Yes
`set_right()`	Yes	Yes
`set_border_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_bottom_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_top_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_left_color()`	Yes	Yes
`set_right_color()`	Yes	Yes

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Comparison with Excel::Writer::XLSX
- Workbook
- Worksheet
- Page Setup
- Format

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