def easyxf(strg_to_parse='', num_format_str=None, field_sep=',', line_sep=';', intro_sep=':', esc_char='\\', debug=False):
 xfobj = XFStyle()
 if (num_format_str is not None):
  xfobj.num_format_str = num_format_str
 if strg_to_parse:
  _parse_strg_to_obj(strg_to_parse, xfobj, xf_dict, field_sep=field_sep, line_sep=line_sep, intro_sep=intro_sep, esc_char=esc_char, debug=debug)
 return xfobj

def easyxf ( strg_to_parse = '' , num_format_str = None , field_sep = ',' , line_sep = ';' , intro_sep = ':' , esc_char = '\\' , debug = False ) : xfobj = XFStyle ( ) if ( num_format_str is not None ) : xfobj . num_format_str = num_format_str if strg_to_parse : _parse_strg_to_obj ( strg_to_parse , xfobj , xf_dict , field_sep = field_sep , line_sep = line_sep , intro_sep = intro_sep , esc_char = esc_char , debug = debug ) return xfobj
this function is used to create and configure :class:xfstyle objects for use with the :meth:worksheet .