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I am trying to find out how to save and close to an existing workbook using xlwings after writing in it:



import xlwings as xw



list_of_values = [1, 2, 3]

workbook_path = 'abc.xlsx'

wb = xw.Book(workbook_path)

ws = wb.sheets['sheet1']

ws.range('E35').value = list_of_values

wb.save()

wb.close()


When I get to wb.save(workbook_path), there is a prompt stating:
'A file named abc.xlsx' already exists in this location.
Do you want to replace it?'



I want to overwrite the file immediately without the prompt coming up. According to the docs, wb.save() should automatically overwrite (see: https://docs.xlwings.org/en/v0.6.4/api.html). I have also tried wb.save(workbook_path) but the pop-up still appears.



Appreciate any help on this please.



p.s. - I am basically trying to write data into a pre-formatted excel sheet. If there are other ways that can preserve the formatting, I would be happy to try it. I have tried this but it throws an error at if newCell: Easily write formatted Excel from Python: Start with Excel formatted, use it in Python, and regenerate Excel from Python






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    You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save(): "path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook".
    – aneroid
    Nov 22 '18 at 9:27










  • it worked perfectly! thank you. if you can add that as an answer i will mark it as accepted
    – yl_low
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I am trying to find out how to save and close to an existing workbook using xlwings after writing in it:



import xlwings as xw



list_of_values = [1, 2, 3]

workbook_path = 'abc.xlsx'

wb = xw.Book(workbook_path)

ws = wb.sheets['sheet1']

ws.range('E35').value = list_of_values

wb.save()

wb.close()


When I get to wb.save(workbook_path), there is a prompt stating:
'A file named abc.xlsx' already exists in this location.
Do you want to replace it?'



I want to overwrite the file immediately without the prompt coming up. According to the docs, wb.save() should automatically overwrite (see: https://docs.xlwings.org/en/v0.6.4/api.html). I have also tried wb.save(workbook_path) but the pop-up still appears.



Appreciate any help on this please.



p.s. - I am basically trying to write data into a pre-formatted excel sheet. If there are other ways that can preserve the formatting, I would be happy to try it. I have tried this but it throws an error at if newCell: Easily write formatted Excel from Python: Start with Excel formatted, use it in Python, and regenerate Excel from Python






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  • 1




    You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save(): "path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook".
    – aneroid
    Nov 22 '18 at 9:27










  • it worked perfectly! thank you. if you can add that as an answer i will mark it as accepted
    – yl_low
    Nov 23 '18 at 1:36














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I am trying to find out how to save and close to an existing workbook using xlwings after writing in it:



import xlwings as xw



list_of_values = [1, 2, 3]

workbook_path = 'abc.xlsx'

wb = xw.Book(workbook_path)

ws = wb.sheets['sheet1']

ws.range('E35').value = list_of_values

wb.save()

wb.close()


When I get to wb.save(workbook_path), there is a prompt stating:
'A file named abc.xlsx' already exists in this location.
Do you want to replace it?'



I want to overwrite the file immediately without the prompt coming up. According to the docs, wb.save() should automatically overwrite (see: https://docs.xlwings.org/en/v0.6.4/api.html). I have also tried wb.save(workbook_path) but the pop-up still appears.



Appreciate any help on this please.



p.s. - I am basically trying to write data into a pre-formatted excel sheet. If there are other ways that can preserve the formatting, I would be happy to try it. I have tried this but it throws an error at if newCell: Easily write formatted Excel from Python: Start with Excel formatted, use it in Python, and regenerate Excel from Python






python excel xlwings







share|improve this question













I am trying to find out how to save and close to an existing workbook using xlwings after writing in it:



import xlwings as xw



list_of_values = [1, 2, 3]

workbook_path = 'abc.xlsx'

wb = xw.Book(workbook_path)

ws = wb.sheets['sheet1']

ws.range('E35').value = list_of_values

wb.save()

wb.close()


When I get to wb.save(workbook_path), there is a prompt stating:
'A file named abc.xlsx' already exists in this location.
Do you want to replace it?'



I want to overwrite the file immediately without the prompt coming up. According to the docs, wb.save() should automatically overwrite (see: https://docs.xlwings.org/en/v0.6.4/api.html). I have also tried wb.save(workbook_path) but the pop-up still appears.



Appreciate any help on this please.



p.s. - I am basically trying to write data into a pre-formatted excel sheet. If there are other ways that can preserve the formatting, I would be happy to try it. I have tried this but it throws an error at if newCell: Easily write formatted Excel from Python: Start with Excel formatted, use it in Python, and regenerate Excel from Python






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    You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save(): "path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook".
    – aneroid
    Nov 22 '18 at 9:27










  • it worked perfectly! thank you. if you can add that as an answer i will mark it as accepted
    – yl_low
    Nov 23 '18 at 1:36














  • 1




    You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save(): "path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook".
    – aneroid
    Nov 22 '18 at 9:27










  • it worked perfectly! thank you. if you can add that as an answer i will mark it as accepted
    – yl_low
    Nov 23 '18 at 1:36








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You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save(): "path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook".
– aneroid
Nov 22 '18 at 9:27




You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save(): "path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook".
– aneroid
Nov 22 '18 at 9:27












it worked perfectly! thank you. if you can add that as an answer i will mark it as accepted
– yl_low
Nov 23 '18 at 1:36




it worked perfectly! thank you. if you can add that as an answer i will mark it as accepted
– yl_low
Nov 23 '18 at 1:36












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You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save():




path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook.




It will save the file and overwrite without prompting. From their docs:




>>> from xlwings import Workbook

>>> wb = Workbook()

>>> wb.save()

>>> wb.save(r'C:pathtonew_file_name.xlsx')






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    You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save():




    path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook.




    It will save the file and overwrite without prompting. From their docs:




    >>> from xlwings import Workbook
    
>>> wb = Workbook()
    
>>> wb.save()
    
>>> wb.save(r'C:pathtonew_file_name.xlsx')






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      You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save():




      path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook.




      It will save the file and overwrite without prompting. From their docs:




      >>> from xlwings import Workbook
      
>>> wb = Workbook()
      
>>> wb.save()
      
>>> wb.save(r'C:pathtonew_file_name.xlsx')






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        You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save():




        path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook.




        It will save the file and overwrite without prompting. From their docs:




        >>> from xlwings import Workbook
        
>>> wb = Workbook()
        
>>> wb.save()
        
>>> wb.save(r'C:pathtonew_file_name.xlsx')






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        You may need to specify the full path when you specify the path to wb.save():




        path (str, default None) – Full path to the workbook.




        It will save the file and overwrite without prompting. From their docs:




        >>> from xlwings import Workbook
        
>>> wb = Workbook()
        
>>> wb.save()
        
>>> wb.save(r'C:pathtonew_file_name.xlsx')







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