Convert HTML to XPS via Python
Export Excel spreadsheets to XPS format using Python APIs.
How to Convert HTML to XPS Using Python
In order to convert HTML to XPS, we will use
API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and conversion API for Python platform.
Steps to Convert HTML to XPS via Python
Python developers can easily load & convert HTML files to XPS in just a few lines of code.
- Load HTML file with an instance of Workbook
- Call the Workbook.Save method
- Pass output path with XPS extension as parameter
- Check specified path for resultant XPS file
import aspose.cells
from aspose.cells import Workbook
workbook = Workbook("Input.xlsx")
workbook.save("Output.pdf")
HTML What is HTML File Format
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the extension for web pages created for display in browsers. Known as language of the web, HTML has evolved with requirements of new information requirements to be displayed as part of web pages. The latest variant is known as HTML 5 that gives a lot of flexibility for working with the language. HTML pages are either received from server, where these are hosted, or can be loaded from local system as well. Each HTML page is made up of HTML elements such as forms, text, images, animations, links, etc. These elements are represented by tags and several others where each tag has start and end. It can also embed applications written in scripting languages such as JavaScript and Style Sheets (CSS) for overall layout representation.
Read MoreXPS What is XPS File Format
An XPS file represents page layout files that are based on XML Paper Specifications created by Microsoft. It was developed as a replacement of EMF file format and is similar to PDF file format, but uses XML in layout, appearance, and printing information of a document. It is, in fact, more justified to say that XPS is an attempt on PDF, but could not get enough popularity as owned by PDF for many reasons. Microsoft provides XPS Document Writer by default from Windows 7 onwards for the creation of XPS files. XPS files can be generated by selecting the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as printer while printing the document.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert HTML into many other file formats including few listed below.