[GH-ISSUE #436] password #340

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opened 2026-05-05 12:10:37 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @TThityou on GitHub (Mar 31, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/436

How to create a file with a password?

When the document is opened by execl, it will be prompted for a password.I did not find how to set the password to the file in this project.Thank you for your answer.

Originally created by @TThityou on GitHub (Mar 31, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/436 # How to create a file with a password? When the document is opened by execl, it will be prompted for a password.I did not find how to set the password to the file in this project.Thank you for your answer.

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@jmcnamara commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2024):

Libxlsxwriter only supports worksheet passwords which don't enable encryption and offers very weak protection.

To protect the entire workbook you could use msoffice-crypt. It has a command line application but also a library.

@jmcnamara commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2024): Libxlsxwriter only supports [worksheet passwords](https://libxlsxwriter.github.io/worksheet_8h.html#a1b49e135d4debcdb25941f2f40f04cb0) which don't enable encryption and offers very weak protection. To protect the entire workbook you could use [msoffice-crypt](https://github.com/herumi/msoffice). It has a command line application but also a library.