A way to exclude excel columns in the series.

[evanwalter]

I would like to generate a chart whose series are a subset of the excel data behind it. All the data would be available in the excel data behind the chart, but the chart would not show all the columns.

[mszbot]

Not possible in this library. Python-pptx overwrites the entire spreadsheet behind a chart. You cannot target a specific cell range or hide and show specific columns. You can sponsor this development by messaging the Author directly.

[MartinPacker]

A couple of potential approaches - but neither is directly in python-pptx:

1. Create a temporary sheet from the permanent.
2. Extract the data from the permanent sheet and drive python-pptx charting directly.