From 7fe88615418a23c0e1271405e38ff3e989e2b088 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chfw Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 21:04:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] This is an auto-commit, updating project meta data, such as changelog.rst, contributors.rst --- README.rst | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index b4b6546..b1e503b 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -39,21 +39,25 @@ pyexcel-xls - Let you focus on data, instead of xls format write data in xls format and it can read xlsx and xlsm fromat. You are likely to use it with `pyexcel `_. -Update: +Oct 2021 - Update: +=================== 1. v0.6.3 removed the pin on xlrd < 2. If you have xlrd >= 2, this library will NOT read 'xlsx' format and you need to install pyexcel-xlsx. Othwise, this library can use xlrd < 2 to read xlsx format for you. So 'xlsx' support in this library will vary depending on the installed version of xlrd. -2. 0.6.3 can write datetime.timedelta. but when the value is read out, +2. v0.6.3 can write datetime.timedelta. but when the value is read out, you will get datetime.datetime. so you as the developer decides what to do with it. -New flag: `detect_merged_cells` allows you to spread the same value among +Past news +=========== + +`detect_merged_cells` allows you to spread the same value among all merged cells. But be aware that this may slow down its reading performance. -New flag: `skip_hidden_row_and_column` allows you to skip hidden rows +`skip_hidden_row_and_column` allows you to skip hidden rows and columns and is defaulted to **True**. It may slow down its reading performance. And it is only valid for 'xls' files. For 'xlsx' files, please use pyexcel-xlsx.