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I get several hits a day on my xlwt posts.  For the uninitiated xlwt (Excel Write) is a Python library that allows you to create .xls files without having to have either Excel or Windows to do so.  It is excellent at generating .xls files on a server for download by users, which is exactly what I use it for in my work.

Unfortunately the xlwt and xlrd (it reads .xls files) have not had an easily accesible central location on the web, until now.  Chris Whithers has put up http://www.python-excel.org/ which looks like it will be the hub of all things involving Python and Excel.  This is a great development and I hope it will serve to further popularize the libraries.

If you are looking to use xlwt for a project and are looking for professional consulting help, I should note that I am available for such.  My specialty is generating very large .xls files without enormous memory consumption.  Please comment here or email me at johnharrison@gmail.com.