Modern Pythonic Excel processing library with advanced plugin ecosystem for enhanced document conversion.
Aspose.Cells for Python is a high-performance Excel processing library that provides a clean, Pythonic API for working with Excel files. It offers both standalone functionality and seamless integration with popular document conversion frameworks through its plugin ecosystem.
# Core library
pip install aspose-cells-foss
# With MarkItDown plugin support
pip install aspose-cells-foss[markitdown]
# With Docling backend support
pip install aspose-cells-foss[docling]
# With all optional dependencies
pip install aspose-cells-foss[markitdown,docling]# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/aspose-cells/aspose-cells-python.git
cd aspose-cells-python
# Install in development mode
pip install -e .
# With plugin support
pip install -e .[markitdown] # MarkItDown plugin
pip install -e .[docling] # Docling backendfrom aspose.cells import Workbook, FileFormat
# Create and populate workbook
wb = Workbook()
ws = wb.active
# Multiple ways to set data
ws['A1'] = "Product" # Excel-style
ws[0, 1] = "Price" # Python-style (0-based)
ws.cell(1, 3).value = "Qty" # Traditional method
# Batch operations
ws.append(["Laptop", 999.99, 5])
ws.append(["Mouse", 29.95, 50])
# Export to multiple formats
wb.save("products.xlsx", FileFormat.XLSX)
wb.save("products.csv", FileFormat.CSV)
json_str = wb.exportAs(FileFormat.JSON)
markdown_str = wb.exportAs(FileFormat.MARKDOWN)Three flexible ways to work with cells:
- Excel-style:
ws['A1'] = value - Python-style:
ws[0, 1] = value(0-based indexing) - Traditional:
ws.cell(1, 3).value = value
# Cell styling
ws['A1'].font.bold = True
ws['A1'].font.size = 14
ws['A1'].fill.color = "lightgray"
# Range styling
ws['A1:C1'].font.bold = True# From records
records = [{"name": "Alice", "age": 25}, {"name": "Bob", "age": 30}]
ws.from_records(records)
# Export formats
formats = [FileFormat.XLSX, FileFormat.CSV, FileFormat.JSON, FileFormat.MARKDOWN]Aspose.Cells for Python extends functionality through specialized plugins for popular document conversion frameworks:
Enhanced Excel-to-Markdown conversion with improved formatting capabilities.
Key Benefits:
- Hyperlink preservation and clean table formatting
- Configurable conversion parameters
- Enhanced output quality
# Install and use
pip install -e .[markitdown]
markitdown --use-plugins spreadsheet.xlsx -o output.md→ View MarkItDown Plugin Documentation
Document backend for IBM Docling framework.
Key Benefits:
- Enhanced Excel processing for complex spreadsheets
- Multi-format export (Markdown, JSON)
- Advanced document structure support
# Install and use
pip install -e .[docling]from docling.datamodel.base_models import InputFormat
from docling.datamodel.document import InputDocument
from aspose.cells.plugins.docling_backend import CellsDocumentBackend
# Create input document with Aspose backend
input_doc = InputDocument(
path_or_stream="spreadsheet.xlsx",
format=InputFormat.XLSX,
backend=CellsDocumentBackend,
filename="spreadsheet.xlsx"
)
# Initialize backend and convert
backend = CellsDocumentBackend(in_doc=input_doc, path_or_stream="spreadsheet.xlsx")
document = backend.convert()
markdown_content = document.export_to_markdown()→ View Docling Backend Documentation
This project is licensed under the Aspose Split License Agreement - see the LICENSE file for details.
Part of the Aspose.org open source ecosystem.
- Python 3.8+
- Optional: markitdown>=0.1.0 (for MarkItDown plugin)
- Optional: docling (for Docling backend)