Conditional Formatting in Excel using Python

conditionalformatting.py

#
# conditionalformatting.py
# Create two tables and apply Conditional Formatting
#
import win32com.client as win32
excel = win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('Excel.Application')
#excel.Visible = True
wb = excel.Workbooks.Add()
ws = wb.Worksheets('Sheet1')
ws.Range("B2:K2").Value = [i for i in range(1,11)]
ws.Range("B2:B11").Value = zip([i for i in range(1,11)])
ws.Range("C3").Formula = "=$B3*C$2"
ws.Range("C3:C3").Select()
excel.Selection.AutoFill(ws.Range("C3:K3"),win32.constants.xlFillDefault)
ws.Range("C3:K3").Select()
excel.Selection.AutoFill(ws.Range("C3:K11"),win32.constants.xlFillDefault)
ws.Range("B13:K22").Formula = "=INT(RAND()*100)"
ws.Range("B2:K22").Select()
excel.Selection.FormatConditions.AddColorScale(ColorScaleType = 3)
excel.Selection.FormatConditions(excel.Selection.FormatConditions.Count).SetFirstPriority()
[csc1,csc2,csc3] = [excel.Selection.FormatConditions(1).ColorScaleCriteria(n) for n in range(1,4)]
csc1.Type = win32.constants.xlConditionValueLowestValue
csc1.FormatColor.Color = 13011546
csc1.FormatColor.TintAndShade = 0
csc2.Type = win32.constants.xlConditionValuePercentile
csc2.Value = 50
csc2.FormatColor.Color = 8711167
csc2.FormatColor.TintAndShade = 0
csc3.Type = win32.constants.xlConditionValueHighestValue
csc3.FormatColor.Color = 7039480
csc3.FormatColor.TintAndShade = 0
ws.Range("A1").Select()
wb.SaveAs('ConditionalFormatting.xlsx')
excel.Application.Quit()

Hey Dan,

I know it has been 5 years since you've last looked at this but I was wondering if you could help guide me on finding the other labels for Conditional Formatting ? Or if anything how to have the selection be based on Custom Formatting with single color/font.

Thanks
Stefan