python xlwt set custom background colour of a cell

Question

I am using python 2.7 and xlwt module for excel export

I would like to set backgroung colour of a cell i know i can use

style1 = xlwt.easyxf(\'patter         


        

Answer 1

If you are not using easyxf() and instead are building XFStyle object step by step, here is another way of using user friendly color names:

import xlwt

style = xlwt.XFStyle()
pattern = xlwt.Pattern()
pattern.pattern = xlwt.Pattern.SOLID_PATTERN
pattern.pattern_fore_colour = xlwt.Style.colour_map['dark_purple']
style.pattern = pattern