feature request: allows serialization of ISA-Tab to MS Excel
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- Python
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Description
- add a method to isatab.write.py
- pd.to_excel(): https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/reference/api/pandas.DataFrame.to_excel.html
- one worksheet per isa-tab file.
requested by @muehlhaus
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Research direction
Start in isatab.write.py and read the pandas DataFrame.to_excel documentation, then review the linked ARC specification conversion section for context. Implement serialization to an Excel workbook with one worksheet per ISA-Tab file, and verify that each worksheet contains the corresponding data.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- pandas, python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100