This tutorial describes how to apply filter in Excel using Python with the help of configuration details, a list of steps to accomplish the task, and a runnable sample code that demonstrates the complete process. You will get an introduction to all the necessary classes, methods, and properties that are required for creating filters in Excel using Python. This tutorial assumes that you are creating the Excel file from scratch to complete the process without requiring any external resources however, you may load an existing Excel file like XLSX, XLS, ODS, XLSB, XLSM, etc. and apply filter according to the available data.

Steps for Adding Filters in Excel using Python

1. Establish the Aspose.Cells for Python via Java environment to add Excel filter
2. Create an Excel file using the Workbook class to test the filter operation
3. Add sample data in a Worksheet and get a reference to it
4. Using the sheet reference, set the range of cells where the filter is to be applied
5. Add a filter as per your requirements by setting column number and filter value
6. Refresh the filter according to your selection
7. Save the output Excel file having filter applied in it

These steps guide for using filters in Excel using Python by sharing all the necessary details. You may load your existing file and set the data range for which filters are to be applied using the setRange() method. Note that if you only want to add a filter but do not want to apply it to any data, you may skip the steps which use addFilter() and refresh() methods.

Code to Filter Excel Data using Python

This code demonstrates how to put filter in Excel using Python where all the imports are highlighted required for the process. The first important method in AutoFilter class is setRange() which is used to set the area of the cells where the data lies whereas you can use other options also like setting the flag to show the AutoFilter button, adding other types of filters like date filter, fill the color filter, font color filter, and dynamic filters to list a very few.

This article has taught us to add filters in Excel files using Python. If you want to learn other operations like adding comments in an Excel file, refer to the article on how to convert Excel to PDF using Python.