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How to Automatically Merge Hundreds of Excel Files Without Losing Formatting in Python
Merge all .xlsx files in a folder into a single Excel workbook, preserving individual sheet structures with sheet name prefixes.
import pandas as pd
from pathlib import Path
def merge_excel_files(folder_path: str, output_path: str) -> None:
"""
Merge all .xlsx files in a folder into a single Excel file,
preserving individual sheet structures.
"""
folder = Path(folder_path)
excel_files = list(folder.glob("*.xlsx"))
…Convert HTML Tables to Excel Reports in Python
Convert HTML tables into formatted Excel reports using BeautifulSoup and Pandas with auto-adjusted column widths.
import pandas as pd
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from pathlib import Path
def html_table_to_excel(html_file: str, excel_file: str) -> None:
"""Convert HTML table to formatted Excel report."""
with open(html_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
html_content = f.read()
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_…Build a Python Utility That Detects Duplicate Records Across Multiple Excel Sheets
A Python utility that uses pandas to find overlapping records across different Excel sheets based on specified key columns.
import pandas as pd
from pathlib import Path
def find_duplicate_records_across_sheets(file_path: str, key_columns: list, sheet_names: list) -> dict:
"""
Detect duplicate records across multiple Excel sheets based on specified key columns.
Args:
file_path: Path to the Excel file
key_co…How to Find Missing Values in Large Datasets in Python
Analyze missing values across multiple large pandas DataFrames with counts and percentages.
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
def find_missing_values_summary(datasets):
"""Analyze missing values across multiple datasets (dict of name: DataFrame)."""
summary = {}
for name, df in datasets.items():
missing_count = df.isnull().sum()
total_rows = len(df)
missing_pct = (mi…Browse by section
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