xlrd2

library1.3.4pypypi✓ verified 81d ago

Library for developers to extract data from Microsoft Excel legacy spreadsheet files (.xls). Version 1.3.4 supports Python 2.7 and 3.4+. It is a maintained fork of the original xlrd, which dropped .xls support in version 2.0. Releases are infrequent.

data serialization

pip install xlrd2

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · XLRD2

xlrd2

datapythonv1.3.4

Install

1.7s avg

Import

—

Disk

17MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v1.3.4 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 18.5MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.7s · import 0.000s · 19MB

17MB installed

● package 17MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

Book

✓ from xlrd2 import Book

✗ import xlrd

XLRDError

✓ from xlrd2 import XLRDError

✗ import xlrd

open_workbook

✓ from xlrd2 import open_workbook

✗ import xlrd

Open an .xls file and read a cell value.

import xlrd workbook = xlrd.open_workbook('example.xls') sheet = workbook.sheet_by_index(0) print(sheet.cell_value(0, 0))

Debug

Known issues

gotchaImport as xlrd, not xlrd2. The import name is xlrd even though the package is installed as xlrd2.

fix

Use 'import xlrd'.

affects: all

breakingxlrd (original) dropped .xls support in version 2.0. xlrd2 is the maintained fork that continues to support .xls files.

fix

If you need .xls support, use xlrd2 instead of xlrd 2.0+.

affects: xlrd >= 2.0.0

deprecatedxlrd2 does not support .xlsx files. For .xlsx, use openpyxl or pandas.

fix

Use openpyxl or pandas for .xlsx files.

affects: all

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Version history

1.3.4latest on PyPI · released Dec 8, 2021

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