{"id":7,"date":"2026-01-21T11:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:17:22","slug":"how-to-reference-activate-save-and-close-workbooks-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-reference-activate-save-and-close-workbooks-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Reference, Activate, Save, and Close Workbooks Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method<\/h2>\n

R<\/span>eference<\/span> a workbook<\/span><\/h3>\n

#xlwings<\/p>\n

bk=xw.books[0]<\/p>\n

#bk2=xw.books(2)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#pid=xw.apps.keys()<\/p>\n

#app2=xw.apps[pid[0]]<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Activate a workbook<\/span><\/h3>\n

#xlwings<\/p>\n

#xw.books(1).activate()<\/p>\n

#xw.books.active.name<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#xlwings API<\/p>\n

#app.api.Workbooks(1).Activate()<\/p>\n

#app.api.ActiveWorkbook.Name<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Save the workbook<\/span><\/h3>\n

#xlwings<\/p>\n

bk.save()<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#xlwings API<\/p>\n

#bk=app.api.Workbooks(1)<\/p>\n

#bk=app.api.Workbooks(“Workbook1”)<\/p>\n

#bk.SaveAs(r”D:\\test.xlsx”)<\/p>\n

#bk.SaveCopyAs(r”D:\\test.xlsx”)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Close the workbook<\/span><\/h3>\n

#xlwings<\/p>\n

bk.close()<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

#xlwings API<\/p>\n

app.api.Workbooks(1).Close()<\/p>\n

Sample Code<\/h2>\n\n\n
#Reference, activate, save, and close a workbook\n\nimport xlwings as xw    #Import the xlwings package\n\napp=xw.App()\napp.books.add()\n\n#xlwings\nbk=xw.books[0]\n#bk2=xw.books(2)\n\n#pid=xw.apps.keys()\n#app2=xw.apps[pid[0]]\n\n#Activate a workbook\n#xlwings\n#xw.books(1).activate()\n#xw.books.active.name\n\n#xlwings API\n#app.api.Workbooks(1).Activate()\n#app.api.ActiveWorkbook.Name\n\n#Save the workbook\n#xlwings\n#bk.save()\n\n#xlwings API\n#bk=app.api.Workbooks(1)\n#bk=app.api.Workbooks(\"Workbook1\")\n#bk.SaveAs(r\"D:\\test.xlsx\")\n#bk.SaveCopyAs(r\"D:\\test.xlsx\")\n\n#Close the workbook\n#xlwings\nbk.close()\n\n#xlwings API\n#app.api.Workbooks(1).Close()\n\napp.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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