python 3.6, xlwings 0.11
Solutoin 1
To find last row with data, you should do some work both horizontally and vertically. You have to go through every column to determine which row is the last row.
import xlwings
workbook_all = xlwings.Book(r'path.xlsx')
objectiveSheet = workbook_all .sheets['some_sheet']
# lastCellContainData(), inspired of Stefan's answer.
def lastCellContainData(objectiveSheet,lastRow=None,lastColumn=None):
lastRow = objectiveSheet.cells.last_cell.row if lastRow==None else lastRow
lastColumn = objectiveSheet.cells.last_cell.column if lastColumn==None else lastColumn
lastRows,lastColumns = [],[]
for col in range(1,lastColumn):
lastRows.append(objectiveSheet.range((lastRow, col)).end('up').row)
# extract last row of every column, then max(). Or you can compare the next
# column's last row number to the last column's last row number. Here you get
# the last row with data, you can also go further get the last column with data:
for row in range(1,lastRow):
lastColumns.append(objectiveSheet.range((row, lastColumn)).end('left').column)
return max(lastRows),max(lastColumns)
lastCellContainData(objectiveSheet,lastRow=5000,lastColumn=300)
I added lastRow and lastColumn. To make the program more effective, you can set these parameters according to the approximate shape of the data you're dealing with.
Solution 2
xlwings is honored for being wrapper of pywin32. I don't know if your situation allows for keyboard or mouse. If so, first you ctrl+tab switch to the workbook, then ctrl+a to select the region containing data, then you call workbook_all.selection.rows.count
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another way:
When you know where right bottom cell of your data locates faintly, say AAA10000, just call objectiveSheet.range('A1:'+'AAA10000').current_region.rows.count