How to save data to an excel spreadsheet with Python

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Python can work with excel spreadsheets quite easily.

Using the Pandas library the task is even easier.

Let's take the example of Apple share prices here.

We create an example DataFrame to save as an excel file.

df = pd.DataFrame(index=["2020-10-09","2020-10-12","2020-10-13"],
            	  data={
                     "Open" : [115.27999877929688, 
                        	   120.05999755859375, 
                               125.2699966430664],
                     "High" : [117.0, 
                               125.18000030517578, 
                               125.38999938964844],
                     "Low" : [114.91999816894531, 
                              119.27999877929688,
                              119.6500015258789],
                     "Close" : [116.97000122070312, 
                                124.4000015258789, 
                                121.0999984741211]
                     })

# We save the dataframe as an excel file
df.to_excel("apple_prices.xlsx")
An example DataFrame made of the share prices of Apple in 2020

Here you are! You now know how to save data as an excel file.

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