## start_row(self, row_index) {#int}

Prepares to process a row.


### Returns 


whether this row(properties or cells data) needs to be processed. false to ignore this row and its cells and check the next row.


```python

def start_row(self, row_index):
    ...
```


| Parameter | Type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| row_index | int | the index of next row to be processed |



### See Also
* module [`aspose.cells`](../../)
* class [`LightCellsDataHandler`](/cells/python-net/aspose.cells/lightcellsdatahandler)