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jmcnamara/XlsxWriter

A Python module for creating Excel XLSX files. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter · homepage · Python · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 96
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4990
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 29
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3968 stars · 670 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

XlsxWriter is a Python module for writing files in the Excel 2007+ XLSX format. It supports text, numbers, formulas, charts, formatting, images, conditional formatting, and integrates with Pandas and Polars.

Use cases

  • generate excel reports from python
  • export pandas dataframe to xlsx
  • create spreadsheets with charts and formatting
  • write large excel files with low memory usage
  • add conditional formatting and data validation to worksheets
  • embed images and macros in xlsx files

When to choose

  • you need to create or write XLSX files in Python with rich formatting
  • you want Pandas or Polars Excel export with full feature support
  • you need to generate large spreadsheets efficiently

When to avoid

  • you need to read or modify existing Excel files (it is write-only)
  • you need the older XLS binary format
  • you are not working in Python

Facets

library · maturity stable

serialization data-visualization developer-tools spreadsheets data-science files developer-tools python cross-platform excel xlsx spreadsheet-generation pandas polars charts reporting

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jmcnamara/XlsxWritermain75

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