Convert XLSX to XLS in Python Excel Library
High-speed Python excel library for converting XLSX to XLS. Use our excel conversion API to develop high-level, platform independent software in Python.
Aspose.Cells for Python
Overview
Convert XLSX to XLS in Python Excel Library
How do I convert XLSX to XLS? With Aspose.Cells for Python via NET library, you can easily convert XLSX to XLS programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for Python via NET 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 XLSX to XLS in Python Excel Library
The following example demonstrates how to convert XLSX to XLS in Python excel library.
Follow the easy steps to convert XLSX to XLS. Upload your XLSX file, then simply save it as XLS file. For both XLSX reading and XLS writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output XLS content and formatting will be identical to the original XLSX document.
import aspose.cells
from aspose.cells import Workbook
workbook = Workbook("Input.xlsx")
workbook.save("Output.pdf")
How to Convert XLSX to XLS
Need to convert XLSX files to XLS programmatically? Python developers can easily load & convert XLSX to XLS in just a few lines of code.
- Install ‘Aspose.Cells for Python via .NET’.
- Add a library reference (import the library) to your Python project.
- Load XLSX file with an instance of Workbook.
- Convert XLSX to XLS by calling Workbook.save method.
- Get the conversion result of XLSX to XLS.
Python Excel Library to Convert XLSX to XLS
We host our Python packages in PyPi repositories.
Install Aspose.Cells for Python from pypi, use command as: $ pip install aspose-cells-python.
And you can also follow the step-by-step instructions on how to install “Aspose.Cells for Python via .NET” to your developer environment.
System Requirements
Aspose.Cells for Python via NET is platform-independent API and can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux), just make sure that system have Python 3.7 or higher.
XLSX What is XLSX 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 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 Conversions
You can also convert XLSX to many other file formats including few listed below.