iwfm.xls.excel_init¶ iwfm.xls.excel_init(visible=False, display_alerts=False)[source]¶ Initialize the Excel application. Deprecated since version Use: iwfm.xls.create_workbook() instead. Parameters: visible (bool, default=False) – Whether Excel window is visible. display_alerts (bool, default=False) – Whether to display Excel alerts. Returns: excel – Excel application object (or proxy in openpyxl mode). Return type: object