Example: Simple Django class#
A simple Django View class to write an Excel file using the XlsxWriter module.
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# A simple Django view class to write an Excel file using the XlsxWriter
# module.
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
# Copyright 2013-2023, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
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import io
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.views.generic import View
import xlsxwriter
def get_simple_table_data():
# Simulate a more complex table read.
return [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]
class MyView(View):
def get(self, request):
# Create an in-memory output file for the new workbook.
output = io.BytesIO()
# Even though the final file will be in memory the module uses temp
# files during assembly for efficiency. To avoid this on servers that
# don't allow temp files, for example the Google APP Engine, set the
# 'in_memory' Workbook() constructor option as shown in the docs.
workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook(output)
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()
# Get some data to write to the spreadsheet.
data = get_simple_table_data()
# Write some test data.
for row_num, columns in enumerate(data):
for col_num, cell_data in enumerate(columns):
worksheet.write(row_num, col_num, cell_data)
# Close the workbook before sending the data.
workbook.close()
# Rewind the buffer.
output.seek(0)
# Set up the Http response.
filename = "django_simple.xlsx"
response = HttpResponse(
output,
content_type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
)
response["Content-Disposition"] = "attachment; filename=%s" % filename
return response