get_guide_spec function

Purpose

Extracts a JSON representation of the structure of a spreadsheet form specified in a guide form.

You can use this in combination with get_data_from_form_with_guide_spec if get_data_from_form is to slow.

Call

from spreadsheetforms.api import get_guide_spec

data = get_guide_spec(guide_filename):

Inputs

Pass:

  • guide_filename - filename of the guide spreadsheet

Outputs

Returns a JSON representation of the structure specified in the guide form.