While generating and processing the Excel files, you may need to copy data from the specific rows and columns in a worksheet. To implement this feature programmatically, this article shows how to copy rows or columns in an Excel worksheet in Python. We will demonstrate copying Excel rows and columns separately with the help of steps and code samples.
- Python Library to Copy Rows and Columns in Excel
- Copy Rows in Excel Worksheet in Python
- Copy Columns in Excel Worksheet in Python
Python Library to Copy Rows and Columns in Excel
For copying rows and columns in Excel files, we will use Aspose.Cells for Python. It is an amazing and feature-rich library that lets you create and process Excel files from within your Python applications. You can either download the library or install it using the following command.
> pip install aspose-cells
Copy Data from Rows in Excel in Python
The following are the steps to copy a row in an Excel worksheet using Python.
- First, load the Excel file using Workbook class.
- Get the desired Worksheet from Workbook.getWorksheets() collection.
- Copy desired row by specifying the source and target row index in Worksheet.getCells().copyRow(cells, sourceRowIndex, targetRowIndex) method.
- Finally, save the updated Excel file using Workbook.save(string) method.
The following code sample shows how to copy a row in an Excel worksheet in Python.
Copy Columns in an Excel Worksheet in Python
The following are the steps to copy a column in an Excel worksheet using Python.
- First, load the Excel file using Workbook class.
- Get the desired Worksheet from Workbook.getWorksheets() collection.
- Copy desired column by specifying the source and target column index in Worksheet.getCells().copyColumn(cells, sourceColumnIndex, targetColumnIndex) method.
- Finally, save the updated Excel file using Workbook.save(string) method.
The following code sample shows how to copy a column in an Excel worksheet using Python.
Python Library to Copy Data from Excel Rows/Columns - Get a Free License
You can use Aspose.Cells for Python and copy data from Excel rows and columns without evaluation limitations using a free temporary license.
Conclusion
In this article, you have learned how to copy rows and columns in Excel worksheets in Python. You can use the provided code samples to copy rows or columns within different Excel workbooks too.
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