{"id":1,"date":"2026-01-18T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T03:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:13:59","slug":"xlwings-packages-and-its-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/xlwings-packages-and-its-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"xlwings Packages and It's Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comparison of Python Packages Related to Excel<\/h2>\n
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Python<\/span> Package<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Description<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlrd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Supports reading `.xls` and `.xlsx` files<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlwt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Supports writing `.xls` files<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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OpenPyXl<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Supports reading and writing `.xlsx`, `.xlsm`, `.xltx`, `.xltm` files, supports the Excel object model, and does not depend on Excel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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XlsxWriter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Supports writing `.xlsx` files, supports VBA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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win32com<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Encapsulates all Excel objects used by VBA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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comtypes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Encapsulates all Excel objects used by VBA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlwings<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rewraps Win32COM, supports mixed programming with VBA, and supports data type conversion between various data types<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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pandas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Supports reading and writing `.xls` and `.xlsx` files, provides various data processing functions, simpler processing, and faster speed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

OpenPyXl<\/span><\/strong>\uff08Does not depend on Excel)<\/span><\/p>\n

win32com<\/span><\/strong>\uff1axlwings predecessor, encapsulates VBA object model, Windows platform<\/span><\/p>\n

xlwings<\/span><\/strong>\uff1aPowerful, platform-independent<\/span><\/p>\n

pandas<\/span><\/strong>\uff1aBased on NumPy, fast, data cleaning<\/span><\/p>\n

Excel Objects and Their Hierarchy<\/h2>\n

Application Object<\/p>\n

Workbooks Collection Object<\/p>\n

Workbook Object<\/p>\n

Worksheets Collection Object<\/p>\n

Worksheet Object<\/p>\n

Range Obejct<\/p>\n

Installation of xlwings Package<\/h2>\n