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Asked: 2026-05-13T07:46:00+00:00

I am using Python 2.6 + xlwt module to generate excel files. Is it

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I am using Python 2.6 + xlwt module to generate excel files.

Is it possible to include an autofilter in the first row with xlwt or pyExcelerator or anything else besides COM?

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  1. Editorial Team

    AFAIK xlwt doesn’t allow you to add a filter.

    However you can add a filter using Mark Hammond’s Python Win32 Extensions. Download for 2.6 here.
    Something like this should work (tested in Python 2.5.4):

    from win32com.client import DispatchEx
xl = DispatchEx("Excel.Application")
xl.Workbooks.Open("c:/excel_file.xls")
xl.ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Columns(1).AutoFilter(1)
xl.ActiveWorkbook.Close(SaveChanges=1)
xl.Quit()
del xl # ensure excel.exe process ends
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