Convert OTS to XML in Python
High-speed Python library for converting OTS to XML. This is a professional software solution to import and export OTS, XML, and many other formats using Python.
Aspose.Cells for Python
Overview
Convert OTS to XML Using Python
How do I convert OTS to XML? With Aspose.Cells for Python library, you can easily convert OTS to XML 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 OTS to XML in Python
The following example demonstrates how to convert OTS to XML in Python.
Follow the easy steps to convert OTS to XML. Upload your OTS file, then simply save it as XML file. For both OTS reading and XML writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output XML content and formatting will be identical to the original OTS 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 OTS to XML via Python
Need to convert OTS files to XML programmatically? Python developers can easily load & convert OTS to XML 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 OTS file with an instance of Workbook.
- Convert OTS to XML by calling Workbook.save method.
- Get the conversion result of OTS to XML.
Python library to convert OTS to XML
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.
OTS What is OTS File Format?
A file with .ots extension is an OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template file that is created with the Calc application software included in Apache OpenOffice. Calc application software is the similar to Excel available in Microsoft Office. OTS file format is used to create templates that contain predefine settings related to styles, font, data, spreadsheet layout, and formatting. OTF files have mime-type application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template. These template files can be used as a starting point to generate and save actual data files that are saved in ODS file format. OTS files can be used with applications such as OpenOffice and LibreOffice.
Read MoreXML What is XML File Format?
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language that is similar to HTML but different in using tags for defining objects. The whole idea behind creation of XML file format was to store and transport data without being dependent on software or hardware tools. Its popularity is due to it being both human as well as machine readable. This enables it to create common data protocols in the form of objects to be stored and shared over network such as World Wide Web (WWW). The "X" in XML is for extensible which implies that the language can be extended to any number of symbols as per user requirements. It is for these features that many standard file formats make use of it such as Microsoft Open XML, LibreOffice OpenDocument, XHTML and SVG.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert OTS to many other file formats including few listed below.