xlhelper
Excel Sheet to Python Dict converter using openpyxl
XL helper (xlhelper) is a small python module built to import a defined Excel
worksheet and convert the contained data into Ordered Dictionaries with the
keys and values corresponding to a defined header row and the values of the
rows.
This was heavily influenced by some work I did a few years ago and has since been updated to use generators in order to remain as efficient as possible with memory usage when reading large files.
Whilst the option remains to use something like pandas I was after a minimal installation and limited overhead.
Example:
| ID | Product Name | Modifier |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whizbang 5000 | Instant fame and fortune |
| 2a | Recursive Slingshot | +5 annoyance |
Produces:
>>> import os
>>> import xlhelper
>>> from pprint import pprint
>>> xlpath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(),
'examples',
'product listing.xlsx')
# Returns a standard dict (ordered alphanumerically)
>>> for i in xlhelper.sheet_to_dict(xlpath):
... pprint(i)
{'ID': 1,
'Modifier': 'Instant fame and fortune',
'Product Name': 'Whizbang 5000'}
{'ID': '2a', 'Modifier': '+5 annoyance', 'Product Name': 'Recursive Slingshot'}
# Return an OrderedDict with original ordering from Excel file of columns
# maintained.
>>> pprint(xlhelper.sheet_to_dict(xlpath, keep_order=True))
OrderedDict([('ID', 1),
('Product Name', 'Whizbang 5000'),
('Modifier', 'Instant fame and fortune')])
OrderedDict([('ID', '2a'),
('Product Name', 'Recursive Slingshot'),
('Modifier', '+5 annoyance')])
Installation
From github:
git clone https://github.com/darth-veitcher/xlhelper.git
cd xlhelper
pip install .
