Impasse.

src/submissions/tools/__init__.py

@@ -486,6 +486,69 @@ def convert_well_to_row_column(input_str: str) -> Tuple[int, int]:
         return None, None
     return row, column
 
+# Copy a sheet with style, format, layout, ect. from one Excel file to another Excel file
+# Please add the ..path\\+\\file..  and  ..sheet_name.. according to your desire.
+import openpyxl
+from copy import copy
+
+
+def copy_xl_sheet(source_sheet, target_sheet):
+    copy_cells(source_sheet, target_sheet)  # copy all the cel values and styles
+    copy_sheet_attributes(source_sheet, target_sheet)
+
+
+def copy_sheet_attributes(source_sheet, target_sheet):
+    if isinstance(source_sheet, openpyxl.worksheet._read_only.ReadOnlyWorksheet):
+        return
+    target_sheet.sheet_format = copy(source_sheet.sheet_format)
+    target_sheet.sheet_properties = copy(source_sheet.sheet_properties)
+    target_sheet.merged_cells = copy(source_sheet.merged_cells)
+    target_sheet.page_margins = copy(source_sheet.page_margins)
+    target_sheet.freeze_panes = copy(source_sheet.freeze_panes)
+
+    # set row dimensions
+    # So you cannot copy the row_dimensions attribute. Does not work (because of meta data in the attribute I think). So we copy every row's row_dimensions. That seems to work.
+    for rn in range(len(source_sheet.row_dimensions)):
+        target_sheet.row_dimensions[rn] = copy(source_sheet.row_dimensions[rn])
+
+    if source_sheet.sheet_format.defaultColWidth is None:
+        print('Unable to copy default column wide')
+    else:
+        target_sheet.sheet_format.defaultColWidth = copy(source_sheet.sheet_format.defaultColWidth)
+
+    # set specific column width and hidden property
+    # we cannot copy the entire column_dimensions attribute so we copy selected attributes
+    for key, value in source_sheet.column_dimensions.items():
+        target_sheet.column_dimensions[key].min = copy(source_sheet.column_dimensions[key].min)   # Excel actually groups multiple columns under 1 key. Use the min max attribute to also group the columns in the targetSheet
+        target_sheet.column_dimensions[key].max = copy(source_sheet.column_dimensions[key].max)  # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36417278/openpyxl-can-not-read-consecutive-hidden-columns discussed the issue. Note that this is also the case for the width, not onl;y the hidden property
+        target_sheet.column_dimensions[key].width = copy(source_sheet.column_dimensions[key].width) # set width for every column
+        target_sheet.column_dimensions[key].hidden = copy(source_sheet.column_dimensions[key].hidden)
+
+
+def copy_cells(source_sheet, target_sheet):
+    for r, row in enumerate(source_sheet.iter_rows()):
+        for c, cell in enumerate(row):
+            source_cell = cell
+            if isinstance(source_cell, openpyxl.cell.read_only.EmptyCell):
+                continue
+            target_cell = target_sheet.cell(column=c+1, row=r+1)
+
+            target_cell._value = source_cell._value
+            target_cell.data_type = source_cell.data_type
+
+            if source_cell.has_style:
+                target_cell.font = copy(source_cell.font)
+                target_cell.border = copy(source_cell.border)
+                target_cell.fill = copy(source_cell.fill)
+                target_cell.number_format = copy(source_cell.number_format)
+                target_cell.protection = copy(source_cell.protection)
+                target_cell.alignment = copy(source_cell.alignment)
+
+            if not isinstance(source_cell, openpyxl.cell.ReadOnlyCell) and source_cell.hyperlink:
+                target_cell._hyperlink = copy(source_cell.hyperlink)
+
+            if not isinstance(source_cell, openpyxl.cell.ReadOnlyCell) and source_cell.comment:
+                target_cell.comment = copy(source_cell.comment)
 
 def setup_lookup(func):
     """