Merge ODS to XLS via Python Excel Library
High-speed Python excel library for merging ODS to XLS. Use our excel conversion API to develop high-level, platform independent software in Python. This is a professional software solution to import and export Excel, CSV, OpenOffice, PDF, HTML, image, and many other excel formats.
Aspose.Cells for Python
Overview
Merge ODS to XLS Using Python Excel Library
How do I merge ODS to XLS? With Aspose.Cells for Python via Java library, you can easily merge ODS to XLS programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for Python via Java 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. You may install Aspose.Cells for Python via Java from pypi, use command as:$ pip install aspose-cells.Merge ODS to XLS in Python Excel Library
The following example demonstrates how to merge ODS to XLS in Aspose.Cells for Python via Java.
Follow the easy steps to merge ODS to XLS. Upload your files, call Workbook.Combine method for merging files, and then save it to XLS file. If you develop code in Python, this will be simpler than it sounds. See Python example that merges ODS to XLS.
import jpype
import asposecells
jpype.startJVM()
from asposecells.api import Workbook
workbook = Workbook("Input.xlsx")
workbook.combine(Workbook("Combine.xlsx"))
workbook.Save("Output.pdf")
jpype.shutdownJVM()
How to Merge ODS to XLS via Python Excel Library
Need to merge ODS to XLS programmatically? A basic document merging and concatenating with Aspose.Cells for Python via Java APIs can be done with just few lines of code.
- Install ‘Aspose.Cells for Python via Java’.
- Add a library reference (import the library) to your Python project.
- Load the ODS file with Workbook class.
- Call the Workbook.Combine method for merging files.
- Call the Workbook.Save method and pass the output file name as a parameter.
- Now you can open and use the output file in Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF or any other compatible program.
Python library to merge ODS to XLS
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
Our APIs are supported on all major platforms and Operating Systems. Before executing the code below, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites on your system.
ODS 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 MoreXLS What is XLS File Format?
Files with XLS extension represent Excel Binary File Format. Such files can be created by Microsoft Excel as well as other similar spreadsheet programs such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. File saved by Excel is known as Workbook where each workbook can have one or more worksheets. Data is stored and displayed to users in table format in worksheet and can span numeric values, text data, formulas, external data connections, images, and charts. Applications like Microsoft Excel lets you export workbook data to several different formats including PDF, CSV, XLSX, TXT, HTML, XPS, and several others. The XLS file format was replaced with a more open and structured format, XLSX, with the release of Microsoft Excel 2007. The latest versions still provide support for creating and reading XLS files, though XLSX is the first choice of use now.
Read MoreOther Supported Merging Formats
Using Python excel library, One can also merge ods to many other file formats including.