June 12, 2015 - My solution was disable the hyperlinking using: workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook(output, {'strings_to_urls': False})

red_format = workbook.add_format( { "font_color": "red", "bold": 1, "underline": 1, "font_size": 12, } ) # Write some hyperlinks worksheet.write_url("A1", "http://www.python.org/") # Implicit format. worksheet.write_url("A3", "http://www.python.org/", string="Python Home") worksheet.write_url("A5", "http://www.python.org/", tip="Click here") worksheet.write_url("A7", "http://www.python.org/", red_format) worksheet.write_url("A9", "mailto:jmcnamara@cpan.org", string="Mail me") # Write a URL that isn't a hyperlink worksheet.write_string("A11", "http://www.python.org/") workbook.close()

April 27, 2016 - Hi, I am using XlsxWriter to create an report file with links to problems in other excel documents. Everything worked great, until i realized that some hyperlinks didn't work when there was a s...

June 20, 2020 - import xlsxwriter book = xlsxwriter.Workbook('hello.xlsx') sheet = book.add_worksheet() hyperlink = book.add_format({'hyperlink': True}) bold = book.add_format({'bold': True}) sheet.write_rich_string('A1', 'This is ', bold, 'bold', hyperlink, 'https://github.com' ) workbook.close()

if re.match("internal:", url): url = url.replace('internal:', '') string = string.replace('internal:', '') link_type = 2 # Remove the URI scheme from external links and change the directory # separator from Unix to Dos. if re.match("external:", url): url = url.replace('external:', '') url = url.replace('/', '\\') string = string.replace('external:', '') string = string.replace('/', '\\') # Strip the mailto header. string = string.replace('mailto:', '') # Check that row and col are valid and store max and min values if self._check_dimensions(row, col): return -1 # Check that the string is < 32767 chars str_error = 0 if len(string) > self.xls_strmax: warn("Ignoring URL since it exceeds Excel's string limit of " "32767 characters") return -2 # Copy string for use in hyperlink elements.

A hyperlink is a string, which when clicked, takes the user to some other location, such as a URL, another worksheet in the same workbook or another workbook on the computer. Worksheet class provides write_url() method for the purpose.

XlsxWriter supports Excels worksheet limits of 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns. ... Write generic data to a worksheet cell. ... *args – The additional args that are passed to the sub methods such as number, string and cell_format. ... Other values from the called write methods. Excel makes a distinction between data types such as strings, numbers, blanks, formulas and hyperlinks...

April 20, 2018 - Upon clicking Yes, it successfully recovers the workbook and, as said above, the whole cell is hyperlinked instead of having each URL hyperlinked individually. I'm using Python 2.7.10, XlsxWriter 0.9.3 (due to the requirements of pyexcel-xlsxw) and Excel 16.12 on macOS.

February 4, 2018 - I use XlsxWriter 1.0.2 and python 2.7 I have two problems: I have tried to use write_formula(row_num, col_num ,'=HYPERLINK("some URL","Some link text")', link_format). But as result I have digits (zero as example) in the result file cell. This is really strange because if i press "Enter" in this cell then I can see "Some link text" in this cell and I can click on it and go to the url.

* Example of writing urls/hyperlinks with the libxlsxwriter library. * * Copyright 2014-2026, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org · * */ #include "xlsxwriter.h" int main() { /* Create a new workbook. */ lxw_workbook *workbook = workbook_new("hyperlinks.xlsx"); /* Add a worksheet.

Hi, I have below the main table (both table are (csv): grp1 grp2 grp Date grp1_1 grp1_2 Date grp2_1 grp2_2 grp2_3 AHJ 20191/7/1 1/3 2/5 20191/7/1 2/5 3/3 2/6 AKL ...

-- Write some hyperlinks worksheet:write_url('A1', 'http://www.lua.org/', url_format) worksheet:write_url('A3', 'http://www.lua.org/', url_format, alt_string) worksheet:write_url('A5', 'http://www.lua.org/', url_format, alt_string, tip_string) worksheet:write_url('A7', 'http://www.lua.org/', red_format) worksheet:write_url('A9', 'mailto:jmcnamaracpan.org', url_format, 'Mail me') -- Write a URL that isn't a hyperlink worksheet:write_string('A11', 'http://www.lua.org/') workbook:close()

Note, this is a backward incompatible change. Issue `#504 <https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter/issues/504>`_. * Fixed missing plotarea formatting in pie/doughnut charts. - Update to version 1.0.2 * Fix for cases where the hyperlink style added in the previous release didn't work.

I am the author of XlsxWriter and I'd be interested in seeing the file that is causing this issue if you could raise a github issue or if the data is sensitive contact me at the email address in the docs. In the meantime you can avoid creating unintentional hyperlinks by using the strings_to_urls Constructor parameter: workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook(filename, {'strings_to_urls': False}).

August 17, 2017 - Hello Is it possible to add a font color option for urls/links such that the color changes after the url has been clicked? For example, from blue to purple, as usual with links. Openpyxl supports t...

October 3, 2015 - There is a "Hyperlink base" property which can be set but is not currently supported by Xlsxwriter.

July 23, 2025 - This article dives into handling URLs in Excel using Python, specifically with the `pandas` library and the `XlsxWriter` engine. By the end, we'll learn how to efficiently save and format long URLs in Excel files and ensure they remain user-friendly. Excel is a powerful tool for managing and analyzing data, but working with URLs can be tricky. Long URLs often break when displayed in cells, causing formatting issues or making the spreadsheet difficult to read. Moreover, Excel might not automatically treat text as hyperlinks, requiring extra steps to keep your URLs clickable.