Alternating row color using xlsxwriter in Python 3

Question

Has anybody implemented alternating row color while generating excel using xlsxwriter in Python3?

data_format = workbook.add_format(
    {
        \'bg_color\':          


        

Answer 1

I think this is cleaner - if just want fill-in the cells with two-colors alternation

import xlsxwriter

workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook('sample.xlsx')
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

bg_format1 = workbook.add_format({'bg_color': '#78B0DE'}) # blue cell background color
bg_format2 = workbook.add_format({'bg_color': '#FFFFFF'}) # white cell background color

for i in range(10): # integer odd-even alternation 
    worksheet.set_row(i, cell_format=(bg_format1 if i%2==0 else bg_format2))
    # (or instead) if you want write and paint at once 
    # worksheet.write(i, 0, "sample cell text", (bg_format1 if i%2==0 else bg_format2))



workbook.close()