import pandas as pd data = { 'Employee': [' John Doe', 'Jane Smith ', ' Bob Jones', 'Alice Brown ', 'Tom Wilson'], 'Salary': ['$50,000', '60000', '$70,000.00', '80000.0', '90,000'], 'Hire_Date': ['01-Jan-2024', '2024/01/02', '03.01.2024', 'Jan 4, 2024', '2024-01-05'], 'Department': ['IT ', ' HR', 'Finance', ' Marketing ', 'Sales'], 'Performance': ['95.00%', '87.5', '92', '88.75%', '90.0%'] } df = pd.DataFrame(data) writer = pd.ExcelWriter('formatting_issues.xlsx', engine='xlsxwriter') df.to_excel(writer, index=False) workbook = writer.book worksheet = writer.sheets['Sheet1'] # Add inconsistent formatting formats = [ workbook.add_format({'num_format': '#,##0'}), workbook.add_format({'num_format': '0.00'}), workbook.add_format({'num_format': '$#,##0.00'}), workbook.add_format({'num_format': '0%'}) ] for col, fmt in enumerate(formats): worksheet.set_column(col, col, 15, fmt) writer.close()