{"id":13,"date":"2026-01-24T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=13"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:27:15","slug":"how-to-insert-rows-and-columns-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-insert-rows-and-columns-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Insert Rows and Columns Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method<\/h2>\n

Row<\/span><\/h3>\n

#xlwings<\/p>\n

sht.range(‘A2’).color=(0,255,0)<\/p>\n

#sht.range(‘C2’).color=(0,0,255)<\/p>\n

#sht.range(‘E2’).color=(255,0,0)<\/p>\n

#sht[‘3:3′].insert(shift=’down’,copy_origin=’format_from_left_or_above’)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#xlwings API<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Range(‘A2’).Interior.Color=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0, 255, 0))<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Range(‘C2’).Interior.Color=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0, 0, 255))<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Range(‘E2’).Interior.Color=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((255, 0, 0))<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Rows(3).Insert(Shift=xw.constants.InsertShiftDirection.xlShiftDown,CopyOrigin=xw.constants.InsertFormatOrigin.xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Column<\/span><\/h3>\n

#xlwings<\/p>\n

#sht[‘B:B’].insert()<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#xlwings API<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Columns(2).Insert()<\/p>\n

Sample Code<\/h2>\n\n\n
# Insert rows and columns\n\nimport xlwings as xw    #Import the xlwings package\n\napp=xw.App()\nbk=app.books.active    #Get the active workbook\nsht=bk.sheets.active    #Get the active worksheet\n\n#Row\n#xlwings\nsht.range('A2').color=(0,255,0)\nsht.range('C2').color=(0,0,255)\nsht.range('E2').color=(255,0,0)\nsht['3:3'].insert(shift='down',copy_origin='format_from_left_or_above')\n\n#xlwings API\n#sht.api.Range('A2').Interior.Color=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0, 255, 0))\n#sht.api.Range('C2').Interior.Color=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((0, 0, 255))\n#sht.api.Range('E2').Interior.Color=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((255, 0, 0))\n#sht.api.Rows(3).Insert(Shift=xw.constants.InsertShiftDirection.xlShiftDown,CopyOrigin=xw.constants.InsertFormatOrigin.xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove)\n\n#Column\n#xlwings\n#sht['B:B'].insert()\n\n#xlwings API\n#sht.api.Columns(2).Insert()\n\n#bk.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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