Re: POI - is 3.6 the latest supported version?

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 3:53 PM, <broehmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I usually am tasked with building sheets although I do read a few.
I'm on the lookout for mostly the new stuff like table building and
anything else that Excel can do but there isn't a current prototype
in Scott's stuff.
Like I said, I'm wanting to tinker in my "spare time".

If you're up for tinkering, I strongly recommend learning Python. The
basics should take maybe an afternoon or a day to pick up. Then find
XlsxWriter and xlrd (these are the two that I use), or OpenPyXL.

Python is usable on the i today with iSeriesPython (a volunteer,
third-party port), and will be available soon directly from IBM (the
official status is still "scheduled for late June").

The most obvious use for Python on the i seems to be working with
Excel files (because of the strength of the XlsxWriter library), but
actually it's a general purpose language that is good at almost
everything. In particular, it's a popular server-side Web language and
a popular scripting language. And unlike RPG, you can use Python on
Windows, Linux, and Mac. Truly well worth learning.

John Y.