A workbook with A1=0.25 formatted as '0.00%' renders as 25.00%; the format code is one of Excel's built-in numFmtIds so the styles part references it via a <cellXfs>/<xf numFmtId=.../> without an accompanying <numFmts> entry.
Library verdicts: python-xlsx: — xlsxjs: pass
| Feature id | xlsx/cell-percentage |
|---|---|
| Format | xlsx |
| Category | cell-data |
| Spec | ecma-376-5-part-1 § 18.8.30 numFmt |
| ID / part | Predicate | XPath | python-xlsx | xlsxjs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
percentage-cell-valuexl/worksheets/sheet1.xml | existThe A1 cell must carry the raw numeric value 0.25 — the percentage display is a format-time transformation, not a stored string. | //x:c[@r='A1']/x:v[normalize-space()='0.25'] | — | — |
percentage-xf-references-builtin-10xl/styles.xml | existAt least one <xf> in <cellXfs> must reference numFmtId=10 — the built-in '0.00%' format. Writers that emit a custom <numFmt formatCode='0.00%'/> would fail this assertion; that is the correct behaviour because Excel itself uses the built-in id. | //x:cellXfs/x:xf[@numFmtId='10'] | — | — |
| ID | Predicate | Selector | python-xlsx | xlsxjs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cell-percentage-text-present | css_selector/ match-text = ^(25(?:\.0{1,2})?%|0\.25)$The rendered sheet must contain a cell showing either the formatted percentage (25%, 25.0%, 25.00%) or the raw value (0.25) if the renderer does not apply numFmt transforms. | section.xlsx td, section.xlsx th | — | pass |
sheet-count | css_selector/ equal-countExactly one rendered sheet section. Catches renderers that emit zero sheets (hard failure) or duplicate a sheet. | section.xlsx | — | — |
scripts/gen_cell_percentage.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Generate ``fixtures/xlsx/cell-percentage.xlsx``.
A minimal one-sheet workbook with cell A1 carrying the raw numeric
value 0.25 and number_format '0.00%', which resolves to Excel's
built-in numFmtId=10. Designed to satisfy the assertions in
``features/xlsx/cell-percentage.json``.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from pathlib import Path
from xlsx import Workbook
import datetime as _dt
_REPRODUCIBLE_DT = _dt.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
_OUT = _REPO_ROOT / "fixtures" / "xlsx" / "cell-percentage.xlsx"
def main() -> int:
wb = Workbook()
ws = wb.active
ws["A1"] = 0.25
ws["A1"].number_format = "0.00%"
_OUT.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
wb.save(_OUT, zip_date_time=_REPRODUCIBLE_DT)
print(_OUT)
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
raise SystemExit(main())
{
"$schema": "../manifest.schema.json",
"id": "xlsx/cell-percentage",
"title": "Percentage-formatted cell",
"format": "xlsx",
"category": "cell-data",
"summary": "A workbook with A1=0.25 formatted as '0.00%' renders as 25.00%; the format code is one of Excel's built-in numFmtIds so the styles part references it via a <cellXfs>/<xf numFmtId=.../> without an accompanying <numFmts> entry.",
"spec": {
"source": "ecma-376-5-part-1",
"clause": "18.8.30",
"element": "numFmt",
"rnc_reference": "spec/ecma-376-5/part-1/rnc/SpreadsheetML.rnc",
"xsd_reference": "spec/ecma-376-5/part-1/xsd/sml.xsd",
"notes": "ECMA-376 Part 1 clause 18.8.30 defines <numFmt> and tables the built-in format IDs. '0.00%' is built-in numFmtId=10, so compliant writers (python-xlsx, Excel) do NOT emit a custom <numFmt> for it — they just reference numFmtId=10 from <cellXfs>/<xf>. The canonical test therefore checks for at least one <xf> in <cellXfs> with numFmtId='10', NOT the presence of a <numFmt formatCode='0.00%'/>. A stored value of 0.25 combined with numFmtId=10 is what Excel renders as '25.00%'. SpreadsheetML parts use a default namespace with no prefix; XPath needs an explicit binding (here 'x')."
},
"fixtures": {
"machine": "xlsx/cell-percentage",
"office": "xlsx/cell-percentage"
},
"generator": {
"python": "scripts/gen_cell_percentage.py"
},
"assertions": [
{
"id": "percentage-cell-value",
"part": "xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml",
"namespaces": {
"x": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
},
"xpath": "//x:c[@r='A1']/x:v[normalize-space()='0.25']",
"must": "exist",
"description": "The A1 cell must carry the raw numeric value 0.25 — the percentage display is a format-time transformation, not a stored string."
},
{
"id": "percentage-xf-references-builtin-10",
"part": "xl/styles.xml",
"namespaces": {
"x": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
},
"xpath": "//x:cellXfs/x:xf[@numFmtId='10']",
"must": "exist",
"description": "At least one <xf> in <cellXfs> must reference numFmtId=10 — the built-in '0.00%' format. Writers that emit a custom <numFmt formatCode='0.00%'/> would fail this assertion; that is the correct behaviour because Excel itself uses the built-in id."
}
],
"render_assertions": [
{
"id": "cell-percentage-text-present",
"kind": "css_selector",
"selector": "section.xlsx td, section.xlsx th",
"must": "match-text",
"value": "^(25(?:\\.0{1,2})?%|0\\.25)$",
"description": "The rendered sheet must contain a cell showing either the formatted percentage (25%, 25.0%, 25.00%) or the raw value (0.25) if the renderer does not apply numFmt transforms."
},
{
"id": "sheet-count",
"kind": "css_selector",
"selector": "section.xlsx",
"must": "equal-count",
"count": 1,
"description": "Exactly one rendered sheet section. Catches renderers that emit zero sheets (hard failure) or duplicate a sheet."
}
]
}
