code: def _find_titles(self, row_index, column_index):
          '''
          Helper method to find all titles for a particular cell.
          '''
          titles = []
  
          for column_search in range(self.start[1], column_index):
              cell = self.table[row_index][column_search]
              if cell == None or (isinstance(cell, basestring) and not cell):
                  continue
              elif isinstance(cell, basestring):
                  titles.append(cell)
              else:
                  break
  
          for row_search in range(self.start[0], row_index):
              cell = self.table[row_search][column_index]
              if cell == None or (isinstance(cell, basestring) and not cell):
                  continue
              elif isinstance(cell, basestring):
                  titles.append(cell)
              else:
                  break
  
          return titlef _find_titles(self, row_index, column_index):
          '''
          Helper method to find all titles for a particular cell.
          '''
          titles = []
  
          for column_search in range(self.start[1], column_index):
              cell = self.table[row_index][column_search]
              if cell == None or (isinstance(cell, basestring) and not cell):
                  continue
              elif isinstance(cell, basestring):
                  titles.append(cell)
              else:
                  break
  
          for row_search in range(self.start[0], row_index):
              cell = self.table[row_search][column_index]
              if cell == None or (isinstance(cell, basestring) and not cell):
                  continue
              elif isinstance(cell, basestring):
                  titles.append(cell)
              else:
                  break
  
          return titles
docs: Helper method to find all titles for a particular cell.