Spire.XLS for Python 16.4.0 adds support for Excel and Markdown conversion

Spire.XLS for Python 16.4.0 adds support for Excel and Markdown conversion

2026-04-08 06:48:04

We’re pleased to announce the release of Spire.XLS for Python 16.4.0. This version adds support for hiding the Pivot Table Field List, as well as converting between Excel and Markdown formats. It also fixes several issues, including an exception that occurred when setting the Value2 property of a cell. More details are listed below.

Here is a list of changes made in this release

Category ID Description
New Feature SPIREXLS-6094 Supports hiding the Pivot Table Field List.
workbook.HidePivotFieldList = true;
New Feature SPIREXLS-6097 Supports converting Excel to Markdown.
workbook = Workbook()
workbook.LoadFromFile(inputFile)
markdownOptions = MarkdownOptions()
markdownOptions.SavePicInRelativePath = False
markdownOptions.SaveHyperlinkAsRef = False
workbook.SaveToMarkdown(outputFile, markdownOptions)
workbook.Dispose()
New Feature SPIREXLS-6098 Supports converting Markdown to Excel.
workbook = Workbook()
workbook.LoadFromFile(inputFile)
wb.SaveToFile("out.xlsx", ExcelVersion.Version2010);
Bug Fix SPIREXLS-5986 Fixed an issue where setting the Value2 property of a cell caused an exception.
Bug Fix SPIREXLS-6089 Fixed an issue where running the package on Python 3.14.2 threw a `NotImplementedError: There is currently no support for "str
Bug Fix SPIREXLS-6091 Fixed an issue where setting the ShowValuesRow property of a Pivot Table to False did not take effect.
Bug Fix SPIREXLS-6116 Fixed an issue where specifying a large data source range when creating a Pivot Table caused an exception.
Click the link below to download Spire.XLS for Python 16.4.0: