Convert EXCEL to ODS in Python
High-speed Python library for converting EXCEL to ODS. This is a professional software solution to import and export EXCEL, ODS, and many other formats using Python.
Aspose.Cells for Python
Overview
Convert EXCEL to ODS Using Python
How do I convert EXCEL to ODS? With Aspose.Cells for Python library, you can easily convert EXCEL to ODS programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for Python is capable of building cross-platform applications with the ability to generate, modify, convert, render and print all Excel files. Python Excel API not only convert between spreadsheet formats, it can also render Excel files as images, PDF, HTML, ODS, CSV, SVG, JSON, WORD, PPT and more, thus making it a perfect choice to exchange documents in industry-standard formats.Save EXCEL to ODS in Python
The following example demonstrates how to convert EXCEL to ODS in Python.
Follow the easy steps to convert EXCEL to ODS. Upload your EXCEL file, then simply save it as ODS file. For both EXCEL reading and ODS writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output ODS content and formatting will be identical to the original EXCEL document.
import jpype
import asposecells
jpype.startJVM()
from asposecells.api import Workbook
workbook = Workbook("Input.xlsx")
workbook.save("Output.pdf")
jpype.shutdownJVM()
How to Convert EXCEL to ODS via Python
Need to convert EXCEL files to ODS programmatically? Python developers can easily load & convert EXCEL to ODS in just a few lines of code.
- Install ‘Aspose.Cells for Python via Java’.
- Add a library reference (import the library) to your Python project.
- Load EXCEL file with an instance of Workbook.
- Convert EXCEL to ODS by calling Workbook.save method.
- Get the conversion result of EXCEL to ODS.
Python library to convert EXCEL to ODS
There are three options to install “Aspose.Cells for Python via Java” onto your system. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:
- Install Aspose.Cells for Python via Java in Windows. See Documentation
- Install Aspose.Cells for Python via Java in Linux. See Documentation
- Install Aspose.Cells for Python via Java in macOS. See Documentation
System Requirements
Aspose.Cells for Python via Java is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS), just make sure that system have Java 1.8 or higher, Python 3.5 or higher.
- Install Java and add it to PATH environment variable, for example:
PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_131;. - Install Aspose.Cells for Python from pypi, use command as:
$ pip install aspose-cells.
EXCEL What is EXCEL File Format?
XLSX is well-known format for Microsoft Excel documents that was introduced by Microsoft with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. Based on structure organized according to the Open Packaging Conventions as outlined in Part 2 of the OOXML standard ECMA-376, the new format is a zip package that contains a number of XML files. The underlying structure and files can be examined by simply unzipping the .xlsx file.
Read MoreODS What is ODS File Format?
Files with .ods extension stand for OpenDocument Spreadsheet Document format that are editable by user. Data is stored inside ODF file into rows and columns. It is XML-based format and is one of the several subtypes in the Open Document Formats (ODF) family. The format is specified as part of the ODF 1.2 specifications published and maintained by OASIS. A number of applications on Windows as well as other operating systems can open ODS files for editing and manipulation including Microsoft Excel, NeoOffice and LibreOffice. ODS files can also be converted into other spreadsheet formats as well like XLS, XLSX and others by different applications.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert EXCEL to many other file formats including few listed below.