Delete Ranges

Introduction

In Excel, you can select a range, then delete it and shift other data left or up.

Delete Ranges Using Aspose.Cells

Aspose.Cells provides Cells.delete_range method to delete a range.

Delete Ranges And Shift Cells Left

Delete a ranage and shift cells left as the following codes with Aspose.Cells:

from aspose.cells import CellArea, ShiftType, Workbook

#  Instantiate a new Workbook.
workbook = Workbook()
#  Get all the worksheets in the book.
worksheets = workbook.worksheets
#  Get the first worksheet in the worksheets collection.
worksheet = workbook.worksheets[0]
#  Gets cells.
cells = worksheet.cells
#  Input some data with some formattings into
#  A few cells in the range.
cells.get("C2").put_value("C2")
cells.get("C3").put_value("C3")
ca = CellArea.create_cell_area("B2", "B3")
cells.delete_range(ca.start_row, ca.start_column, ca.end_row, ca.end_column, ShiftType.LEFT)
print(worksheet.cells.get("B2").string_value == "C2")

Delete Ranges And Shift Cells Up

Delete a ranage and shift cells up as the following codes with Aspose.Cells:

from aspose.cells import CellArea, ShiftType, Workbook

#  Instantiate a new Workbook.
workbook = Workbook()
#  Get all the worksheets in the book.
worksheets = workbook.worksheets
#  Get the first worksheet in the worksheets collection.
worksheet = workbook.worksheets[0]
#  Gets cells.
cells = worksheet.cells
#  Input some data with some formattings into
#  A few cells in the range.
cells.get("B4").put_value("B4")
cells.get("B5").put_value("B5")
ca = CellArea.create_cell_area("B2", "B3")
cells.delete_range(ca.start_row, ca.start_column, ca.end_row, ca.end_column, ShiftType.UP)
print(worksheet.cells.get("B2").string_value == "B4")