[GH-ISSUE #484] Feature request: get the image of a chart #378

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opened 2026-05-05 12:13:32 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @TerryHoCQ on GitHub (Jul 19, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/484

Suggest to provide a function to get the image of a chart. Thanks a lot!

Originally created by @TerryHoCQ on GitHub (Jul 19, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jmcnamara/libxlsxwriter/issues/484 Suggest to provide a function to get the image of a chart. Thanks a lot!
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@jmcnamara commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2025):

There is no image of the chart in an Excel file. They are generated at runtime by Excel.

So unfortunately generating images of chart is beyond the scope of this library.

Maybe have a look at matplotlib or plotly.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3091477006 --> @jmcnamara commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2025): There is no image of the chart in an Excel file. They are generated at runtime by Excel. So unfortunately generating images of chart is beyond the scope of this library. Maybe have a look at matplotlib or plotly.
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