x_x: The Dead Guy CLI

x_x is a Microsoft Excel file command line reader. The purpose of this is to not break the workflow of people who live on the command line and need to access a spreadsheet generated using Microsoft Excel.

Install

To install:

$ pip install x_x

Usage

Run using the x_x command:

$ x_x dead_guys.xlsx
+---------------+--------------+
| A             | B            |
+---------------+--------------+
| Person        | Age at Death |
| Harrold Holt  | 59.0         |
| Harry Houdini | 52.0         |
| Howard Hughes | 70.0         |

Or to specify a specific row as the header which will be visible on each page:

$ x_x -h 0 dead_guys.xlsx
+---------------+--------------+
| Person        | Age at Death |
+---------------+--------------+
| Harrold Holt  | 59.0         |
| Harry Houdini | 52.0         |
| Howard Hughes | 70.0         |

For help use:

$ x_x --help