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pip install exex-cli
python -m exex_cli extract FILENAME --sheet SHEET --range RANGE --format FORMAT
Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
FILENAME | (required) string | Path to .xlsx file. | |
[SHEET] | (optional) string or int | 0 (first sheet) | Name or index of sheet |
[RANGE] | (optional) range | all (all values) | Range to get values from |
[FORMAT] | (optional) string | text | text , table , json , csv |
Type of ranges
Type | Syntax | Example |
---|---|---|
All values | all | all |
Cell by name | [COLUMN_NAME][ROW_NUMBER] | A1 |
Cell by index | [COLUMN_INDEX],[ROW_INDEX] | 1,1 |
Cell range | [FROM]:[TO] | A1:A3 |
Column | [COLUMN_NAME] | A |
Column range | [FROM]:[TO] | A:C |
Row | [ROW_NUMBER] | 1 |
Row range | [FROM]:[TO] | 1:3 |
Get all values as JSON
python -m exex_cli extract sample.xlsx --format json
Get cell range as CSV
python -m exex_cli extract sample.xlsx --range A1:A3 --format csv
Setup
poetry install
Tests (local Python version)
poetry run pytest
Code formatting (black)
poetry run black .
FAQs
Command-line interface for extracting data from Excel documents.
We found that exex-cli demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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