{"id":67,"date":"2026-02-17T18:23:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:15:03","slug":"how-to-create-autoshapes-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-create-autoshapes-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create AutoShapes Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method<\/h2>\n

AutoShapes are predefined shapes in Excel. Use the `AddShape` method of the `Shapes` object to create AutoShapes.<\/p>\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

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msoShapeOval<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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msoShapeOvalCallout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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107<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Oval callout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeParallelogram<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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Slanted parallelogram<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapePie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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142<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pie (sector) missing parts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeQuadArrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Arrows pointing up, down, left, right<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeQuadArrowCallout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Callout with directional arrows<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRectangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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msoShapeRectangularCallout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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105<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rectangular callout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRightArrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right arrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRightArrowCallout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Callout with right arrow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRightBrace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right brace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRightBracket<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right bracket<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRightTriangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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utf-8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Right-angle triangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRound1Rectangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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151<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rectangle with one rounded corner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRound2DiagRectangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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157<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rectangle with two rounded corners diagonally opposite<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRound2SameRectangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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152<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rectangle with two rounded corners on the same side<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRoundedRectangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rounded rectangle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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msoShapeRoundedRectangularCallout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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106<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rounded rectangular callout<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

sht.api.Shapes.AddShape(1, 50, 50, 100, 200)<\/p>\n

sht.api.Shapes.AddShape(12, 250, 50, 100, 100)<\/p>\n

sht.api.Shapes.AddShape(17, 450, 50, 100, 100)<\/p>\n

Sample Code<\/h2>\n\n\n
#Drawing shapes\n\nimport xlwings as xw    #Import xlwings package\n\napp=xw.App()\nbk=app.books.active   #Get the active workbook\nsht=bk.sheets.active    #Get the active worksheet\n\nsht.api.Shapes.AddShape(1, 50, 50, 100, 200)\nsht.api.Shapes.AddShape(12, 250, 50, 100, 100)\nsht.api.Shapes.AddShape(17, 450, 50, 100, 100)\n\n#bk.save()\n#bk.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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