{"id":38,"date":"2026-02-03T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T03:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=38"},"modified":"2026-01-17T05:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:10:13","slug":"how-to-reference-special-cells-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-reference-special-cells-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Reference Special Cells Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method<\/h2>\n

#xlwings API<\/p>\n

sht.api.Range(‘A1’).CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeBlanks).Select()<\/p>\n

sht.api.Range(‘B2’).CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(\\<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeBlanks).Select()<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Range(‘B2’).CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(\\<\/p>\n

#\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeConstants).Select()<\/p>\n

#sht.api.Range(‘B2’).CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(\\<\/p>\n

#\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeFormulas).Select()<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#xlCellTypeComments\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Cells with annotations<\/p>\n

#xlCellTypeConstants\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Cells with data<\/p>\n

#xlCellTypeFormulas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Cells with formatting<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

RangeObject.SpecialCells(Type,Value)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Name<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Value<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

\n

xlCellTypeAllFormatConditions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-4172<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells with any format conditions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeAllValidation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-4174<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells with validation conditions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeBlanks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Empty cells<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

xlCellTypeComments<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

-4144<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells with comments<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeConstants<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells containing constants<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeFormulas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-4123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells containing formulas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeLastCell<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The last cell in the used range<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeSameFormatConditions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-4173<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells with the same format conditions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeSameValidation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-4175<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cells with the same validation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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xlCellTypeVisible<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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All visible cells<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sample Code<\/h2>\n\n\n
#Reference special cells\n\nimport xlwings as xw    #Import the xlwings package\n\napp=xw.App()\nbk=app.books.open('special.xlsx')    #Get the active workbook\nsht=bk.sheets.active    #Get the active worksheet\n\n#xlwings API\nsht.api.Range('B2').CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(\\\n    xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeBlanks).Select()\n#sht.api.Range('B2').CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(\\\n#    xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeConstants).Select()\n#sht.api.Range('B2').CurrentRegion.SpecialCells(\\\n#    xw.constants.CellType.xlCellTypeFormulas).Select()\n\n#xlCellTypeComments    #Cells with annotations\n#xlCellTypeConstants    #Cells with data\n#xlCellTypeFormulas    #Cells with formatting\n\n#bk.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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