The ``docProps/app.xml`` part carries application-level metadata (Application, AppVersion, Company, DocSecurity, Manager, Template, Words). Each case isolates one field, so each XPath assertion proves that particular field round-trips via python-xlsx's Workbook.extended_properties API.
Library verdicts: python-xlsx: — xlsxjs: —
| Feature id | xlsx/extended-properties-basic--words |
|---|---|
| Format | xlsx |
| Category | metadata |
| Family | xlsx/extended-properties-basic |
| Axis values | field=words |
| Spec | ecma-376-5-part-4 § 22.2 |
| ID / part | Predicate | XPath | python-xlsx | xlsxjs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ext-words-presentdocProps/app.xml | existThe words element must be present in docProps/app.xml. | //ep:Words | — | — |
ext-words-valuedocProps/app.xml | equal = 42The words element's text must equal the supplied value. | //ep:Words | — | — |
No render assertions declared.
scripts/gen_extended_properties_basic_xlsx.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Generate ``fixtures/xlsx/extended-properties-basic--<field>.xlsx`` fixtures.
Parameterised generator; drives ``features/xlsx/extended-properties-basic.json``.
python-xlsx's ExtendedProperties ships with a restricted ``__elements__`` tuple
(only Application / AppVersion / DocSecurity + boolean flags are serialised by
default). To exercise Company / Manager / Template / Words we monkey-patch the
tuple so the Serialisable machinery emits the field under test. This is a
generator-side workaround, not a runtime library change -- the underlying
library keeps its usual output shape for any other caller.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import datetime as _dt
from pathlib import Path
from xlsx import Workbook
_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
_REPRODUCIBLE_DT = _dt.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
_PINNED_CREATED = _dt.datetime(2026, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
_PINNED_MODIFIED = _dt.datetime(2026, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0)
# Scalar fields that must be opted-in via ``__elements__`` before python-xlsx
# will emit them. Cases targeting one of these fields append the XML name to
# the instance ``__elements__`` tuple before save.
_OPT_IN_ELEMENTS = {
"company": "Company",
"manager": "Manager",
"template": "Template",
"words": "Words",
"pages": "Pages",
"hyperlink-base": "HyperlinkBase",
}
def _apply(wb, field: str, value: str) -> None:
ep = wb.extended_properties
opt_in = _OPT_IN_ELEMENTS.get(field)
if opt_in is not None and opt_in not in ep.__elements__:
ep.__elements__ = ep.__elements__ + (opt_in,)
if field == "application":
ep.Application = value
elif field == "app-version":
ep.AppVersion = value
elif field == "company":
ep.Company = value
elif field == "doc-security":
ep.DocSecurity = int(value)
elif field == "manager":
ep.Manager = value
elif field == "template":
ep.Template = value
elif field == "words":
ep.Words = int(value)
else:
raise SystemExit(f"Unknown field id: {field!r}")
def main() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--field", required=True)
parser.add_argument("--value", required=True)
parser.add_argument(
"--out",
default=str(_REPO_ROOT / "fixtures" / "xlsx" / "extended-properties-basic.xlsx"),
)
args = parser.parse_args()
out_path = Path(args.out)
if not out_path.is_absolute():
out_path = _REPO_ROOT / out_path
wb = Workbook()
wb.properties.created = _PINNED_CREATED
wb.properties.modified = _PINNED_MODIFIED
wb.properties.creator = ""
_apply(wb, args.field, args.value)
out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
wb.save(out_path, zip_date_time=_REPRODUCIBLE_DT)
print(out_path)
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
raise SystemExit(main())
{
"$schema": "../manifest.schema.json",
"id": "xlsx/extended-properties-basic--words",
"kind": "literal",
"title": "Extended (app) properties: common scalar fields",
"format": "xlsx",
"category": "metadata",
"summary": "The ``docProps/app.xml`` part carries application-level metadata (Application, AppVersion, Company, DocSecurity, Manager, Template, Words). Each case isolates one field, so each XPath assertion proves that particular field round-trips via python-xlsx's Workbook.extended_properties API.",
"spec": {
"source": "ecma-376-5-part-4",
"clause": "22.2",
"notes": "ECMA-376 Part 4 / ISO 29500-4 section 22.2 defines the extended-properties part. python-xlsx's ExtendedProperties class ships a restricted default ``__elements__`` tuple (Application / AppVersion / DocSecurity and a handful of boolean scalars) so Company / Manager / Template / Words / HyperlinkBase need an explicit opt-in to be serialised; the generator augments ``__elements__`` at runtime to include whichever field is under test. If python-xlsx later broadens its default serialisation set, the generator hack becomes a no-op and the family continues to pass."
},
"fixtures": {
"machine": "xlsx/extended-properties-basic--words"
},
"generator": {
"python": "scripts/gen_extended_properties_basic_xlsx.py",
"arg_template": "--field {field.id} --value \"{field.value}\" --out fixtures/xlsx/extended-properties-basic--{field.id}.xlsx"
},
"_expansion": {
"parent_id": "xlsx/extended-properties-basic",
"bindings": {
"field": "words"
}
},
"assertions": [
{
"id": "ext-words-present",
"part": "docProps/app.xml",
"namespaces": {
"ep": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/extended-properties"
},
"xpath": "//ep:Words",
"must": "exist",
"description": "The words element must be present in docProps/app.xml."
},
{
"id": "ext-words-value",
"part": "docProps/app.xml",
"namespaces": {
"ep": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/extended-properties"
},
"xpath": "//ep:Words",
"must": "equal",
"value": "42",
"description": "The words element's text must equal the supplied value."
}
]
}
No rendered reference is available for this case.