A workbook with A1..A3 containing 1, 2, 3 and A4 carrying '=SUM(A1:A3)' emits a <c r='A4'><f>SUM(A1:A3)</f></c> in the sheet part — the cached value may be absent or empty when the writer does not evaluate formulas.
Library verdicts: python-xlsx: — xlsxjs: fail
| Feature id | xlsx/sum-formula |
|---|---|
| Format | xlsx |
| Category | formulas |
| Spec | ecma-376-5-part-1 § 18.17 f |
| ID / part | Predicate | XPath | python-xlsx | xlsxjs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
sum-formula-presentxl/worksheets/sheet1.xml | existCell A4 must carry a <f> child whose text, after whitespace normalisation, is 'SUM(A1:A3)' — the formula body without the leading '='. | //x:c[@r='A4']/x:f[normalize-space()='SUM(A1:A3)'] | — | — |
| ID | Predicate | Selector | python-xlsx | xlsxjs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
sum-formula-rendered | css_selector/ match-text = ^(6(?:\.0+)?|=?SUM\(A1:A3\))$The rendered sheet must contain a cell showing either the evaluated result (6) or the formula text (=SUM(A1:A3) or SUM(A1:A3)) if the renderer does not evaluate formulas. | section.xlsx td, section.xlsx th | — | fail |
sheet-count | css_selector/ equal-countExactly one rendered sheet section. Catches renderers that emit zero sheets (hard failure) or duplicate a sheet. | section.xlsx | — | — |
scripts/gen_sum_formula.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Generate ``fixtures/xlsx/sum-formula.xlsx``.
A minimal one-sheet workbook with A1..A3 = 1, 2, 3 and A4 holding
'=SUM(A1:A3)'. Designed to satisfy the assertions in
``features/xlsx/sum-formula.json``.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from pathlib import Path
from xlsx import Workbook
import datetime as _dt
_REPRODUCIBLE_DT = _dt.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
_OUT = _REPO_ROOT / "fixtures" / "xlsx" / "sum-formula.xlsx"
def main() -> int:
wb = Workbook()
ws = wb.active
ws["A1"] = 1
ws["A2"] = 2
ws["A3"] = 3
ws["A4"] = "=SUM(A1:A3)"
_OUT.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
wb.save(_OUT, zip_date_time=_REPRODUCIBLE_DT)
print(_OUT)
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
raise SystemExit(main())
{
"$schema": "../manifest.schema.json",
"id": "xlsx/sum-formula",
"title": "SUM formula",
"format": "xlsx",
"category": "formulas",
"summary": "A workbook with A1..A3 containing 1, 2, 3 and A4 carrying '=SUM(A1:A3)' emits a <c r='A4'><f>SUM(A1:A3)</f></c> in the sheet part — the cached value may be absent or empty when the writer does not evaluate formulas.",
"spec": {
"source": "ecma-376-5-part-1",
"clause": "18.17",
"element": "f",
"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 18.17 specifies formula syntax; clause 18.3.1.40 (<f>) defines the cell-formula element. A formula cell is a <c> whose first child is <f> containing the A1-style formula text (no leading '=' — the '=' is a Python-level convenience in openpyxl-family APIs). A <v> sibling may hold the cached computed value; writers that do not evaluate formulas emit <v/> or omit it. Excel re-computes on open so the absence of a cached value is spec-valid. python-xlsx emits <f>SUM(A1:A3)</f><v/>."
},
"fixtures": {
"machine": "xlsx/sum-formula",
"office": "xlsx/sum-formula"
},
"generator": {
"python": "scripts/gen_sum_formula.py"
},
"assertions": [
{
"id": "sum-formula-present",
"part": "xl/worksheets/sheet1.xml",
"namespaces": {
"x": "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main"
},
"xpath": "//x:c[@r='A4']/x:f[normalize-space()='SUM(A1:A3)']",
"must": "exist",
"description": "Cell A4 must carry a <f> child whose text, after whitespace normalisation, is 'SUM(A1:A3)' — the formula body without the leading '='."
}
],
"render_assertions": [
{
"id": "sum-formula-rendered",
"kind": "css_selector",
"selector": "section.xlsx td, section.xlsx th",
"must": "match-text",
"value": "^(6(?:\\.0+)?|=?SUM\\(A1:A3\\))$",
"description": "The rendered sheet must contain a cell showing either the evaluated result (6) or the formula text (=SUM(A1:A3) or SUM(A1:A3)) if the renderer does not evaluate formulas."
},
{
"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."
}
]
}
