Python, copy xls file with marking

I need to copy/edit existing sheet of xls file to new file with marking. What i've tried:

import xlrd
from xlutils.copy import copy
workbook = xlrd.open_workbook('template1.xls')
new_wb = copy(workbook)
new_wb.save("test.xls")

But marking is not saved. Existing file is something e.g.:

Result after "copy" is:

Help me please.

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