{"id":613,"date":"2026-05-14T18:44:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=613"},"modified":"2026-03-24T06:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:15:32","slug":"how-to-create-custom-triangle-column-chart-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-create-custom-triangle-column-chart-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create Custom Triangle Column Chart Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 16.0pt;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\" style=\"font-family: 'Microsoft YaHei';\">\u3010<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: Calibri;\">Example<\/span><span lang=\"zh-CN\" style=\"font-family: 'Microsoft YaHei';\">\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-05-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-05-5.jpg 880w, https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-05-5-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-05-5-768x660.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3010<strong>Code<\/strong>\u3011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import xlwings as xw\nimport os\n\ndef set_style(cht):\n    cht.ChartArea.Format.Line.Visible=False\n    cht.PlotArea.Format.Fill.Visible = False\n    cht.PlotArea.Format.Line.Visible = True\n    cht.PlotArea.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((200,200,200))\n    #cht.PlotArea.Format.Line.ForeColor.ObjectThemeColor = msoThemeColorText1\n    ax1 = cht.Axes(1)\n    ax2 = cht.Axes(2)\n    ax1.HasTitle = True\n    ax1.AxisTitle.Text = 'Categories'\n    ax1.AxisTitle.Font.Size = 10\n    ax1.TickLabels.Font.Size = 8\n    #ax1.TickLabels.NumberFormat = '0.00'\n    ax1.HasMajorGridlines = False\n    ax2.HasTitle = True\n    ax2.AxisTitle.Text = 'Values'\n    ax2.AxisTitle.Font.Size = 10\n    ax2.TickLabels.Font.Size = 8\n    ax2.HasMajorGridlines = False\n    cht.HasTitle = True\n    #cht.ChartTitle.Caption = 'Plot'\n    #cht.ChartTitle.Font.Size = 12\n\nroot=os.getcwd()\napp=xw.App(visible=True,add_book=False)\nwb=app.books.open(root+r'\/data.xlsx',read_only=False)\nsht=wb.sheets('Sheet1')\ndata=sht.range('A2:B7').value\napp.kill()\n\nfrom comtypes.client import CreateObject\napp2=CreateObject(\"Excel.Application\")\napp2.Visible=True\napp2.ScreenUpdating=False\nwb2=app2.Workbooks.Open(root+r'\/data.xlsx')\nsht2=wb2.Sheets('Sheet1')\n\nshp=sht2.Shapes.AddChart2()\nshp.Left=20\ncht=shp.Chart\ncht.ChartType=-4169\nax1=cht.Axes(1)\nax2=cht.Axes(2)\nax1.MinimumScale=0\nax1.MaximumScale=7\nax2.MinimumScale=0\nax2.MaximumScale=0.22\n\nset_style(cht)\n\ncht.SeriesCollection().NewSeries()\n\npt=&#91;&#91;0 for _ in range(2)] for _ in range(4)]\nfor i in range(6):\n    pt&#91;0]&#91;0]=shape_x(cht,i+1-0.25)\n    pt&#91;0]&#91;1]=shape_y(cht,0)\n    pt&#91;1]&#91;0]=shape_x(cht,i+1+0.25)\n    pt&#91;1]&#91;1]=shape_y(cht,0)\n    pt&#91;2]&#91;0]=shape_x(cht,i+1)\n    pt&#91;2]&#91;1]=shape_y(cht,data&#91;i]&#91;1])\n    pt&#91;3]&#91;0]=pt&#91;0]&#91;0]\n    pt&#91;3]&#91;1]=pt&#91;0]&#91;1]\n    shp=cht.Shapes.AddPolyline(pt)\n    shp.Fill.ForeColor.RGB=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((255,192,0))\n    shp.Fill.TwoColorGradient(2,1)\n    shp.Fill.BackColor.RGB=xw.utils.rgb_to_int((240,240,240))\n    shp.Line.Visible=False\n\napp2.ScreenUpdating=True\n\n#wb2.Save()\n#os.system('taskkill \/f \/im EXCEL.EXE')<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-14.jpg 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