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#
# A simple example of merging cells with the XlsxWriter Python module.
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
#
# Copyright (c) 2013-2025, John McNamara, jmcnamara@cpan.org
#
import xlsxwriter

# Create an new Excel file and add a worksheet.
workbook = xlsxwriter.Workbook("merge1.xlsx")
worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet()

# Increase the cell size of the merged cells to highlight the formatting.
worksheet.set_column("B:D", 12)
worksheet.set_row(3, 30)
worksheet.set_row(6, 30)
worksheet.set_row(7, 30)


# Create a format to use in the merged range.
merge_format = workbook.add_format(
    {
        "bold": 1,
        "border": 1,
        "align": "center",
        "valign": "vcenter",
        "fg_color": "yellow",
    }
)


# Merge 3 cells.
worksheet.merge_range("B4:D4", "Merged Range", merge_format)

# Merge 3 cells over two rows.
worksheet.merge_range("B7:D8", "Merged Range", merge_format)


workbook.close()
