SharePoint Excel Services Python Connector

SQL-based access to SharePoint Excel Services from Python

Easily connect Python-based data access, visualization, ORM, ETL, AI/ML, and custom apps with SharePoint Excel Services!

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Python Connector Libraries for SharePoint Excel Services Data Connectivity. Integrate SharePoint Excel Services with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl. Easy-to-use Python Database API (DB-API) Modules connect SharePoint Excel Services data with Python and any Python-based applications.

Features

Access SharePoint Excel Services data either as an entire worksheet or from discrete ranges of data within a worksheet
Represent discrete blocks of data as tables through automatic detection or by manually specifying ranges of data
Optionally specify if the first row of data should be used for field names
Compatible with SharePoint 2013 and 2016, Excel 2007+
Powerful metadata querying enables SQL-like access to non-database sources
Push down query optimization pushes SQL operations down to the server whenever possible, increasing performance
Client-side query execution engine, supports SQL-92 operations that are not available server-side
Connect to live SharePoint Excel Services data, for real-time data access with the SharePoint Excel Services ODBC Driver
Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the SharePoint Excel Services Connector.

Specifications

Python Database API (DB-API) Modules for SharePoint Excel Services .
Write SQL, get SharePoint Excel Services data. Access SharePoint Excel Services through standard Python Database Connectivity.
Integration with popular Python tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash & petl.
Simple command-line based data exploration of live Excel Spreadsheet data hosted on SharePoint on-premise or Online!
Full Unicode support for data, parameter, & metadata.

CData Python connectors in action!

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Python connectivity with SharePoint Excel Services

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through Python


Connecting to SharePoint Excel Services with Python

CData Python Connectors leverage the Database API (DB-API) interface to make it easy to work with SharePoint Excel Services from a wide range of standard Python data tools. Connecting to and working with your data in Python follows a basic pattern, regardless of data source:

  • Configure the connection properties to SharePoint Excel Services
  • Query SharePoint Excel Services to retrieve or update data
  • Connect your SharePoint Excel Services data with Python data tools.


Connecting to SharePoint Excel Services in Python

To connect to your data from Python, import the extension and create a connection:

Once you import the extension, you can work with all of your enterprise data using the python modules and toolkits that you already know and love, quickly building apps that help you drive business.

import cdata.excelservices as mod
conn = mod.connect("[email protected]; Password=password;")

#Create cursor and iterate over results
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("SELECT * FROM ExcelSheet")
	
rs = cur.fetchall()
	
for row in rs:
print(row)
		
engine = create_engine("excelservices///Password=password&User=user")

df = pandas.read_sql("SELECT * FROM ExcelSheet", engine)

df.plot()
plt.show()

Visualize SharePoint Excel Services Data with pandas

The data-centric interfaces of the SharePoint Excel Services Python Connector make it easy to integrate with popular tools like pandas and SQLAlchemy to visualize data in real-time.

AI-assisted development with CData CLI

Build SharePoint Excel Services integrations faster with AI that understands your schema

Schema-aware AI

CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your SharePoint Excel Services schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your Python Connectors.

Your AI Knows SQL

How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to SharePoint Excel Services.

More Accurate, More Token-Efficient

With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.

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