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["noz \(Open ERP\)" <noz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Conclusion what I understood: If xlwt is not installed then only CSV option
> will be there and as boolean option "Excel" option will be available. When
> user will click for Excel then error message will raise "Please Install xlwt
> Library ......". RIGHT ??
> 
> I don't think so, I'd rather have no option at all if only CSV export is
> available, an option for which you can't make any choice is useless cognitive
> burden for the user.

That is also true. Actually in GTK there is not Excel option available.

> 
> I will ask Aline about it though, just to be sure.
> 
> > If we import xlwt to the top level, then how will we check that it is
> installed or not ?
> 
> try:
>     import xlwt
>     xls_export_available = True
> except ImportError:
>     xls_export_available = False
> 
> > How can we raise error ?
> We don't raise error, that's the point.
> 
> > We have to keep in try/catch somewhere.
> Sure, but that can be at the toplevel.
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