A demo of an various Excel chart data tools that are available via an XlsxWriter chart. These include, Trendlines, Data Labels, Error Bars, Drop Lines, High-Low Lines and Up-Down Bars.
Chart 1 in the following example is a chart with trendlines:
Chart 2 is a chart with data labels and markers:
Chart 3 is a chart with error bars:
Chart 4 is a chart with up-down bars:
Chart 5 is a chart with hi-low lines:
Chart 6 is a chart with drop lines:
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# A demo of an various Excel chart data tools that are available via
# an XlsxWriter chart.
#
# These include, Trendlines, Data Labels, Error Bars, Drop Lines,
# High-Low Lines and Up-Down Bars.
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
# Copyright 2013-2023, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#
import xlsxwriter
workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('chart_data_tools.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()
bold = workbook.add_format({'bold': 1})
# Add the worksheet data that the charts will refer to.
headings = ['Number', 'Data 1', 'Data 2']
data = [
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
[10, 40, 50, 20, 10, 50],
[30, 60, 70, 50, 40, 30],
]
worksheet.write_row('A1', headings, bold)
worksheet.write_column('A2', data[0])
worksheet.write_column('B2', data[1])
worksheet.write_column('C2', data[2])
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# Trendline example.
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# Create a Line chart.
chart1 = workbook.add_chart({'type': 'line'})
# Configure the first series with a polynomial trendline.
chart1.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
'trendline': {
'type': 'polynomial',
'order': 3,
},
})
# Configure the second series with a moving average trendline.
chart1.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
'trendline': {'type': 'linear'},
})
# Add a chart title.
chart1.set_title({'name': 'Chart with Trendlines'})
# Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
worksheet.insert_chart('D2', chart1, {'x_offset': 25, 'y_offset': 10})
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# Data Labels and Markers example.
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# Create a Line chart.
chart2 = workbook.add_chart({'type': 'line'})
# Configure the first series.
chart2.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
'data_labels': {'value': 1},
'marker': {'type': 'automatic'},
})
# Configure the second series.
chart2.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
})
# Add a chart title.
chart2.set_title({'name': 'Chart with Data Labels and Markers'})
# Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
worksheet.insert_chart('D18', chart2, {'x_offset': 25, 'y_offset': 10})
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# Error Bars example.
#
# Create a Line chart.
chart3 = workbook.add_chart({'type': 'line'})
# Configure the first series.
chart3.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
'y_error_bars': {'type': 'standard_error'},
})
# Configure the second series.
chart3.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
})
# Add a chart title.
chart3.set_title({'name': 'Chart with Error Bars'})
# Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
worksheet.insert_chart('D34', chart3, {'x_offset': 25, 'y_offset': 10})
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# Up-Down Bars example.
#
# Create a Line chart.
chart4 = workbook.add_chart({'type': 'line'})
# Add the Up-Down Bars.
chart4.set_up_down_bars()
# Configure the first series.
chart4.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
})
# Configure the second series.
chart4.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
})
# Add a chart title.
chart4.set_title({'name': 'Chart with Up-Down Bars'})
# Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
worksheet.insert_chart('D50', chart4, {'x_offset': 25, 'y_offset': 10})
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# High-Low Lines example.
#
# Create a Line chart.
chart5 = workbook.add_chart({'type': 'line'})
# Add the High-Low lines.
chart5.set_high_low_lines()
# Configure the first series.
chart5.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
})
# Configure the second series.
chart5.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
})
# Add a chart title.
chart5.set_title({'name': 'Chart with High-Low Lines'})
# Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
worksheet.insert_chart('D66', chart5, {'x_offset': 25, 'y_offset': 10})
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# Drop Lines example.
#
# Create a Line chart.
chart6 = workbook.add_chart({'type': 'line'})
# Add Drop Lines.
chart6.set_drop_lines()
# Configure the first series.
chart6.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$B$2:$B$7',
})
# Configure the second series.
chart6.add_series({
'categories': '=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$7',
'values': '=Sheet1!$C$2:$C$7',
})
# Add a chart title.
chart6.set_title({'name': 'Chart with Drop Lines'})
# Insert the chart into the worksheet (with an offset).
worksheet.insert_chart('D82', chart6, {'x_offset': 25, 'y_offset': 10})
workbook.close()