# How do I automate a recurring analytics report in Excel with Python?

Use **xlwings Lite** (Python in Excel) and build it as reusable blocks. The reference app generates AI technical analysis for any Yahoo Finance symbol - stock, index, commodity or crypto - as a professionally formatted **PDF and HTML report** with analysis, charts and tables, in **one click, about 45 seconds**. But the tool is just one instance; what matters is the architecture behind it.

The **nine reusable building blocks**: (1) pull data from a backend API, (2) transform with Python packages, (3) advanced charting with Matplotlib, (4) a multi-modal AI call (send data + images), (5) instruct the AI for analysis with clear scope and boundaries, (6) get markdown output in a specific layout, (7) assemble the report (text, charts, tables), (8) generate formatted PDF and HTML, (9) a backend report generator that returns shareable URLs. Build it once, then hand the code to your AI coder as context and have it extract, adjust or recombine the modules for your own automations - a second-opinion engine, a scheduled client report, whatever you need.

Post: [https://www.tigzig.com/post/automated-analytics-reporting-with-python-in-excel-xlwings-lite-build-once-reuse-anywhere](https://www.tigzig.com/post/automated-analytics-reporting-with-python-in-excel-xlwings-lite-build-once-reuse-anywhere). Guides + instruction file: [xlwings-lite.tigzig.com](https://xlwings-lite.tigzig.com). Related: which AI coder to use for xlwings [https://www.tigzig.com/agents-faq/which-ai-coder-for-python-in-excel-xlwings](https://www.tigzig.com/agents-faq/which-ai-coder-for-python-in-excel-xlwings).

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