Sheet

class ixion.Sheet

Class Sheet represents a single sheet that stores cells in a 2-dimensional grid address space. Rows and columns are used to specify a position in the grid, and both rows and columns are 0-based, with the top-left-most cell having the address of row 0 and column 0.

Sheet.name

A string representing the name of the sheet object. This is a read-only attribute.

Sheet.set_numeric_cell(row, column, value)

Set a numeric value to a cell at specified row and column position.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.
  • value (float) – numeric value to set to the specified position.
Sheet.set_string_cell(row, column, value)

Set a string value to a cell at specified row and column position.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.
  • value (str) – string value to set to the specified position.
Sheet.set_formula_cell(row, column, value)

Set a formula expression (value) to a cell at specified row and column position.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.
  • value (str) – formula expression to set to the specified position.
Sheet.get_numeric_value(row, column)

Get a numeric value representing the content of a cell at specified row and column position. If the cell is of numeric type, its value is returned. If it’s a formula cell, the result of the calculated formula result is returned if the result is of numeric type.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.
Return type:

float
Returns:

numeric value of the cell at specified position.
Sheet.get_string_value(row, column)

Get a string value representing the content of a cell at specified row and column position. If the cell is of string type, its value is returned as-is. If it’s a formula cell, the result of the calculated formula result is returned if the result is of string type.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.
Return type:

str
Returns:

string value of the cell at specified position.
Sheet.get_formula_expression(row, column)

Given a formula cell at specified row and column position, get the formula expression stored in that cell.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.
Return type:

str
Returns:

formula expression stored in the cell at specified position.
Sheet.erase_cell(row, column)

Erase the cell at specified row and column position. The slot at the specified position becomes empty afterward.

Parameters:
  • row (int) – row position.
  • column (int) – column position.