Python: xlrd (Read Excel File)

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In this tutorial I will show you how to read an excel file in Python.

Installation

pip install xlrd

Open The Workbook

import xlrd
 
my_excel = (r'C:\path\to\file')
wb = xlrd.open_workbook(my_excel)

Select Sheet

# Select the first sheet. If you want to select the third just change to (3)
sheet = wb.sheet_by_index(0)

Get Data In Column

#This loops through all the rows in that sheet
for i in range(sheet.nrows):
        # if the value isn't empty then print it out.
        if sheet.cell_value(i, 0) != '':
            print(sheet.cell_value(i, 0))

Get all the Column Header

#This loops through all the rows in that sheet
for i in range(sheet.ncols):
        # if the value isn't empty then print it out.
        if sheet.cell_value(0, i) != '':
            print(sheet.cell_value(0, i))

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