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[Download](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/XlsxWriter) | [Documentation](https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.org/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter)

### pyxlsb

This package allows you to read Excel files in the `xlsb` format.

[Download](https://pypi.org/project/pyxlsb) | [GitHub](https://github.com/willtrnr/pyxlsb)

### pylightxl

This package allows you to read `xlsx` and `xlsm` files and write `xlsx` files.

[Download](https://pypi.org/project/pylightxl) | [Documentation](https://pylightxl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/PydPiper/pylightxl)

### xlrd

This package is for reading data and formatting information from older Excel files (ie: .xls)
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## Writing Excel Add-Ins

The following products can be used to write Excel add-ins in Python.
The following products can be used to write Excel add-ins in Python. Unlike the reader and writer packages, they require an installation of Microsoft Excel.

### PyXLL

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[Homepage](https://www.pyxll.com) | [Features](https://www.pyxll.com/features.html) | [Documentation](https://www.pyxll.com/docs/index.html) | [Download](https://www.pyxll.com/download.html)

### xlwings

xlwings is an open-source library to automate Excel with Python instead of VBA and works on Windows and macOS: you can call Python from Excel and vice versa and write UDFs in Python (Windows only). xlwings PRO is a commercial add-on with additional functionality.

[Homepage](https://www.xlwings.org) | [Documentation](https://docs.xlwings.org/en/stable/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/xlwings/xlwings) | [Download](https://pypi.org/project/xlwings/)


## The Mailing List / Discussion Group

There is a [Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/python-excel) dedicated to working with Excel files in Python, including the libraries listed above along with manipulating the Excel application via COM.
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