Insert pandas chart into an Excel file using XlsxWriter

Question

I use python 3.4, pandas 0.14.1 and XlsxWriter 0.5.6. I create a graph called 'graph' using pandas with the following code

 graph=data_iter['_DiffPrice'].hist() 

, which produces a beautiful histogram.

Now, how do I insert that graph into an Excel file using XlsxWriter?

I tried the XlsxWriter method

workbook.add_chart()

but this creates a graph in Excel, not what I want.

Thanks

Shanahan

pandas uses matplotlib for plotting. This answer should help you. – Hohenlinden

Yes this helps. So the strategy is to save the graph on disk first, and then to paste it as an image into the Excel file. It worked. Thanks RJT. – Shanahan

Answer 1

If you would like to export Pandas data as charts in Excel using XlsxWriter then have a look at the following how-to (that I wrote): Using Pandas and XlsxWriter to create Excel charts.

If on the other hand you want the matplotlib style charts generated by Pandas then export them as images and insert them into a worksheet using the XlsxWriter insert_image() method.

See also Working with Python Pandas and XlsxWriter.

Equimolecular

Thanks!In my case, the second strategy (export then paste with insert_image()) is what I need. But it's good to know that there's an alternative approach. – Shanahan

@Equimolecular is there a way to incorporate plotly or seaborn with xlsxwriter? I have 2 separate datasets in a single excel sheet. How would I navigate to the cells and create the graph output? Thank you – Lobster

@Lobster AFAIK there isn't anything like that. The options for Excel charts and Plotly/Seaborn charts/plots are very different. Maybe post a question about it. – Equimolecular