Convert XLSX to XML via Python
Export Excel spreadsheets to XML format using Python APIs.
Aspose.Cells for Python
Overview
How to Convert XLSX to XML Using Python
In order to convert XLSX to XML, 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 XLSX to XML via Python
Python developers can easily load & convert XLSX files to XML in just a few lines of code.
- Load XLSX file with an instance of Workbook
- Call the Workbook.Save method
- Pass output path with XML extension as parameter
- Check specified path for resultant XML file
import aspose.cells
from aspose.cells import Workbook
workbook = Workbook("Input.xlsx")
workbook.save("Output.pdf")
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 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 XLSX into many other file formats including few listed below.