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Excel - Manipulate File Properties using Python and OpenPyxl

<p>This Python script extracts and compares the metadata properties of an Excel file before and after modification, saves the comparison results as a CSV file, and stores the file path as a KNIME flow variable for further use in a KNIME workflow.</p>

URL: Excel Import Blocks https://forum.knime.com/t/move-head-rows-to-a-column/45094/2?u=mlauber71
URL: KNIME Blog: How to Set Up Your Python Extensions https://www.knime.com/blog/how-to-setup-the-python-extension
URL: Forum Entry (81726) https://forum.knime.com/t/excel-writer-and-metadata-and-powerbi/81726/8?u=mlauber71
URL: Stackoverflow: How to edit core properties of .xlsx file with Python? https://stackoverflow.com/a/52120837
URL: Blog: How to Set Up Your Python Extensions https://www.knime.com/blog/how-to-setup-the-python-extension

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To use this workflow in KNIME, download it from the below URL and open it in KNIME:

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Created by: m_lauber
Created at: 2024-05-16
On NodePit since: 2024-08-13
Last update: 2026-01-22
Created with KNIME version: v5.3.1
Tags: ExcelOpenPyxlTablepropertypropertiesPythonworkbook

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