Writing different types of data to the XLSX File

from datetime import datetime
import xlsxwriter

# Create a workbook and add a worksheet
workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('Expenses03.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

# Add a bold format to use to highlight cells
bold = workbook.add_format({'bold': True})

# Add a number format for cells with money
money = workbook.add_format({'num_format': '$#,##0'})

# Add an Excel date format
date_format = workbook.add_format({'num_format': 'mmmm, d, yyyy'})

# Adjust the column width
worksheet.set_column(1, 1, 15)

# Write some data headers
worksheet.write('A1', 'Item', bold)
worksheet.write('B1', 'Cost', bold)

# Some data we want to write to the worksheet
expenses = (
    ['Rent', '2013-01-13', 1000],
    ['Gas', '2013-01-14', 100],
    ['Food', '2013-01-16', 300],
    ['Gym', '2013-01-20', 50]
)

# Start from the first cell. Rows and columns are zero indexed
row = 1
col = 0

# Iterate over the data and write it out row by row
for item, date_str, cost in expenses:
    # Convert the date string into a datetime object
    date = datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y-%m-%d')

    worksheet.write(row, col, item)
    worksheet.write(row, col + 1, date, date_format)
    worksheet.write(row, col + 2, cost, money)
    row += 1

# Write a total using a formula
worksheet.write(row, 0, 'Total', bold)
worksheet.write(row, 2, '=SUM(C2:C5)', money)

workbook.close()

Note

from datetime import datetime
...

date_format = workbook.add_format({'num_format': 'mmmm d yyyy'})
...

for item, date_str, cost in (expenses):
    # Convert the date string into a datetime object.
    date = datetime.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
    ...
    worksheet.write_datetime(row, col + 1, date, date_format )
    ...

# Adjust the column width.
worksheet.set_column('B:B', 15)