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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: windows-1251 -*-
+# Copyright (C) 2005 Kiseliov Roman
+
+from xlwt import *
+from datetime import datetime
+
+w = Workbook()
+ws = w.add_sheet('Hey, Dude')
+
+fmts = [
+    'M/D/YY',
+    'D-MMM-YY',
+    'D-MMM',
+    'MMM-YY',
+    'h:mm AM/PM',
+    'h:mm:ss AM/PM',
+    'h:mm',
+    'h:mm:ss',
+    'M/D/YY h:mm',
+    'mm:ss',
+    '[h]:mm:ss',
+    'mm:ss.0',
+]
+
+i = 0
+for fmt in fmts:
+    ws.write(i, 0, fmt)
+
+    style = XFStyle()
+    style.num_format_str = fmt
+
+    ws.write(i, 4, datetime.now(), style)
+
+    i += 1
+
+w.save('dates.xls')