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
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