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The raw portfile for py25-xlwt 0.7.2 is located here:
http://py25-xlwt.darwinports.com/dports/python/py25-xlwt/Portfile
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The py25-xlwt Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

PortSystem 1.0
PortGroup python25 1.0

Name: py25-xlwt
Version: 0.7.2
Category: python
Platform: darwin
Maintainers: snc openmaintainer
Description: python module for writing Excel spreadsheets
Long Description: xlwt is a library for generating spreadsheet files that are compatible with Excel 97/2000/XP/2003, OpenOffice.org Calc, and Gnumeric. xlwt has full support for Unicode. Excel spreadsheets can be generated on any platform without needing Excel or a COM server. The only requirement is Python 2.3 to 2.6. xlwt is a fork of pyExcelerator.

Homepage: http://www.python-excel.org
Master Sites: http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/x/xlwt
distname xlwt-${version}
Checksums: md5 bf6f820f292f5ea7aa3abaa080d2ede3 sha1 d7a18a70fe44e935450fb79dcefcd6a8e3a00926 rmd160 bd056b2263b573316d1b6b4ff6d0769426e324bd
use_zip yes

livecheck.type regex
livecheck.url http://pypi.python.org/pypi/xlwt
livecheck.regex xlwt (\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)

If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.
Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:

%  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/py25-xlwt
%  sudo port install py25-xlwt  
Password: 

You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

--->  Fetching py25-xlwt
--->  Verifying checksum for py25-xlwt
--->  Extracting py25-xlwt
--->  Configuring py25-xlwt
--->  Building py25-xlwt with target all

--->  Staging py25-xlwt into destroot

--->  Installing py25-xlwt

- Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using py25-xlwt with these commands:

%  man py25-xlwt
%  apropos py25-xlwt
%  which py25-xlwt
%  locate py25-xlwt

 Where to find more information: