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+Library to create spreadsheet files compatible with MS Excel 97/2000/XP/2003
+XLS files, on any platform, with Python 2.3 to 2.7.
+
+xlwt is a library for generating spreadsheet files that are compatible with
+Excel 97/2000/XP/2003, OpenOffice.org Calc, and Gnumeric. xlwt has full support
+for Unicode. Excel spreadsheets can be generated on any platform without
+needing Excel or a COM server. The only requirement is Python 2.3 to 2.7.